Diane & me, double teaming at our clients’ performances NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear. Available also on iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Android apps As a performer, you are not just a disembodied voice. The rest of you, along with where… Read More » about Interview With Veteran Live Performance Coach Diane Kimbrough – Pt 1
All Things Vocal Blog & Podcast
How My Vocal Training Can Hurt You
Got your attention? Good! Listen up, grasshopper… careful what you think you know! NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear. Available also on iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Android apps Misunderstanding new vocal techniques, vocal exercises and corrections suggested… Read More » about How My Vocal Training Can Hurt You
Trading Lessons With Mark Thress – Contemporary vs Classical Voice
Turning vocal insight over with Mark – always pure joy! NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear. Available also on iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Android apps As I listened to my new friend introduce himself and his work… Read More » about Trading Lessons With Mark Thress – Contemporary vs Classical Voice
How To Sing a Love Song
Love is a universal subject for messages of music… And oh my goodness what a loaded subject! Here is some love song food for thought, for both singers and songwriters. Love Song Messages I want to start by giving you a sample of messages about love, along with some songs that carry them: Four questions… Read More » about How To Sing a Love Song
Singing and Creating Harmony
From the two-part harmony of Simon and Garfunkel, the multi-dimensional tapestry of a classical or gospel choir, to the experimental vocal arrangements of pop rock songs like Bohemian Rhapsody or Africa by Toto, singing a note that complements another note is like 1 + 1 = 11! Let’s talk about the power of Harmony. The power of harmony… Human voices… Read More » about Singing and Creating Harmony
What I Learned About Creative Courage In New Zealand
Me in the fantastic village of Hobbiton NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear. Available also on iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Android apps Do you ever get afraid to step out of your safe but boring artistic boundaries? Let me take you… Read More » about What I Learned About Creative Courage In New Zealand
How Adversity Has Blessed My Voice
NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear. Available also on iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Android apps Nobody wants hard times. But amazing voices, music and songs can grow in the heavy soil of adversity. Where would the blues be, the classical lament,… Read More » about How Adversity Has Blessed My Voice
Vocal Breaks: What, When, Why and How to Mend Them
Does your vocal register transition feel like this? NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear. Available also on iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Android apps Unwanted vocal breaks are among the most frustrating, maddeningly puzzling and persistent problems a singer can have. What… Read More » about Vocal Breaks: What, When, Why and How to Mend Them
How Dissonance Moves Music, Voice and Life Forward
. …wait, that’s not right!… NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear. Available also on iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Android apps Dissonance. Sounds bad, right? Like when we sing a harmony note that’s not in the chord, or press an elbow into… Read More » about How Dissonance Moves Music, Voice and Life Forward
Interview With Rick Barker – Part 2
Rick Barker NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear. Available also on iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Android apps Here is part 2 of my interview with music marketing guru Rick Barker. If you haven’t heard it yet, go to this link for part… Read More » about Interview With Rick Barker – Part 2