You fall from the top of the world. What went wrong? Maybe nothing. I recently performed in Las Vegas, which was a blast, and here’s what I came away with: great memories with my husband, my clients and friends, and… Perspective on why I sing. I told this story to a vocal student/friend and she… Read More » about Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
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Vocal Strain – Top 15 Causes
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Singing In Heels (not just for the girls)
I had to wear heels last week to sing in Vegas and I have to tell you that I don’t spend nearly as much time in those pedi-torture devices as I used to. It was actually fun to be back in ’em, but I had to use my secret to make it work for me… Read More » about Singing In Heels (not just for the girls)
Problems Singing Phrases: Uncontrolled Beginnings and Dropped Ends
We all too often focus on the high or long or otherwise difficult notes of a phrase. But the secret to getting the hard stuff right is often how we begin and end the whole phrase containing the hard stuff. Without getting the beginnings and ends right, we will not communicate the message within the… Read More » about Problems Singing Phrases: Uncontrolled Beginnings and Dropped Ends
Singing With Headphones: Pitch Issues
Here’s a great question from my email… Question: I usually don’t have pitch issues when recording, but on occasion I do. I’ve tried using just one ear piece on the headphones, but on this particular song, still had trouble. Can you explain the science behind finding pitch when using headphones? Thanks! Answer: First of all,… Read More » about Singing With Headphones: Pitch Issues
Voice-Over Career: How to get started
I get questions from time to time about a specialty vocal career: Voice-Over. If you work in this area, you are known as “voice-over talent”. It entails speaking over multimedia platforms like radio, TV, movies, Internet. It includes such things as commercials, news casting, narrating documentaries, reading books-on-tape, and even voices over animated movies. To… Read More » about Voice-Over Career: How to get started
Taming Tongue Tension
Tongue tension equals soft palate tension, equals… throat tension! It happens when you use the wrong end of the tongue too much! The tongue is said by some to be the strongest muscle in the body for it’s size. It is literally connected by the hyoid bone to the top of your larynx. Tensing the… Read More » about Taming Tongue Tension
Vocal Control For Studio Singing
A large part of vocal training involves learning vocal control. Without vocal control, any vocal recording will suffer dreadfully. With it, you can do things you can only dream about without it. Another problem with lack of control is that if you are singing with any degree of power, you are going to experience a… Read More » about Vocal Control For Studio Singing
Vocal Health: The Most Important Nutrient For Your Voice
As singers, we can buy throat sprays, suck on lozenges, drink special teas that are supposed to coat the throat. We can drink peppermint to calm jittery stomachs, or have a beer because we think it will relax our throats. We take vitamin and mineral suppliments and avoid dairy to keep from coating our throats…. Read More » about Vocal Health: The Most Important Nutrient For Your Voice
Vocal Training: Should We Train the Intellect or the Senses?
There is a point and counterpoint dancing among teachers of voice. Some say it’s best to teach the intellect, using facts, logic, the left brain, so to speak. Others say the way to go is to teach the sensory system… with imagery and subjective “feeling” of concepts. Like many, I think the answer lies in… Read More » about Vocal Training: Should We Train the Intellect or the Senses?