I got a new student in who complained of not having enough breath. Sounds like a simple fix… she just needs to breathe in deeper, right? Not. It’s more complicated than that. The truth is, you can be quite compromised in the lung area you have available, from respiratory diseases and scar tissue, and STILL… Read More » about 3 Parts to singing breath
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Runaway Home a hit in Bristol!
The workshop showcase performance of “Runaway Home” was powerfully successful. It was an amazing, bewildering, stressful, beautiful, scary 9 days … way too hectic to report on at the time. But I’m back and this will be my report on the journey of a thousand (million?) steps we took from threads of chaos to tapestry…. Read More » about Runaway Home a hit in Bristol!
For Strainfree Vocal Power… watch where you squeeze!
Ever heard the phrase, “sing your butt off”?Well, that’s what works, and that is the source of the “Power” I suggest for your voice in Power, Path & Performance vocal training. Funny story.. I got turned down for a voice teaching position at a university once. They didn’t like it when I mentioned the apparently… Read More » about For Strainfree Vocal Power… watch where you squeeze!
Vocal contests… how to “win”
I did a favor for Wynne Adams, a friend and business associate of mine, this week that I don’t normally like to do: I judged her talent contest: “Galaxy of Stars Premier Talent Search” Yep. I know, I tell you how much I hate em. But I agreed because, unlike too many talent shows these… Read More » about Vocal contests… how to “win”
Too Old, Too Young to Sing?
I got an email question from one of my subscribers, Mechele Warren, and with her permission I will share it, and my answer, here. Mechele says: Judy, I just wanted to say that I truly love the articles that you send out and the advice that you give. I don’t get to travel to Nashville… Read More » about Too Old, Too Young to Sing?
Stage Fright… extreme condition
This is the 3rd in a series of posts on Stage Fright. If you haven’t read the previous posts, they are: Stage Fright – What Is it? Stage Fright – Changing Stinking Thinking Extreme stage fright can be a truly debilitating condition. Sometimes knowing that your thinking stinks is not enough to conquer it. To… Read More » about Stage Fright… extreme condition
Stage Fright – Changing stinking thinking
This is the 2nd in a series of blogposts I’ve created on Stage Fright. Here are links to the other two: 1. Stage Fright – What Is It? 3. Stage Fright – Extreme Conditions One huge and most usual form of stage fright comes from stinking thinking. The good news is, we can change that…. Read More » about Stage Fright – Changing stinking thinking
Stage Fright – What is it?
I get a lot of people needing help with stage fright. So here is the first of my series of posts on the subject. Here are links for the following ones: 2. Stage Fright – Changing Stinking Thinking 3. Stage Fright – Extreme Conditions First, let’s define the problem. What is stage fright? Wikipedia says it’s… Read More » about Stage Fright – What is it?
Karaoke singing lands a career
Who knew karaoke singing could land you an artist career? I got an email from my old friend, veteran music reporter Steve Zimmerman. What he told me makes me want to say… don’t underestimate karaoke singing! In Steve’s words: I am going to be interviewing Tommy DeCarlo the new lead singer for the rock band… Read More » about Karaoke singing lands a career
Head voice… how it affects contemporary singing
Earlier in my career, before I knew what I know now, I used to do a little trick to find out if I was going to be in good voice for the day. As soon as I woke up, before I even opened my eyes, I would make a few little sounds climbing up into… Read More » about Head voice… how it affects contemporary singing