I gave a Power, Path & Performance vocal seminar to a drama group at “Center Stage” theater in El Paso, Texas this last weekend. Judging by the sound of their voices at the end of the seminar, and the after-seminar comments, it was a smashing success! Some of the comments from attendees: “She (Judy) was… Read More » about Power, Path & Performance seminar goes to El Paso
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Diaphragmatic breathing.. a dangerous thought
I got an email in this week asking about help with diaphragmatic breathing. The question itself is dangerous. Here’s the question: Hi Judy, I am coming to visit the states for a week (I live in London)… I have an eleven hour flight and I thought it would be perfect to practice on strengthening my… Read More » about Diaphragmatic breathing.. a dangerous thought
Singers: Wipe that smile out of your voice…
…unless you’re singing a smiling song! A hallmark of a master vocal stylist – whatever the genre – is that the emotional color of the tone of voice chosen matches what the heck the lyric is saying. Can you imagine Bonny Raitt singing “I Can’t Make You Love Me” with a big smile on her… Read More » about Singers: Wipe that smile out of your voice…
Breath for the long notes
Long notes can be challenging to hold, and to hold in tune and with resonance instead of just being eeked out. I had an interesting question emailed to me about breath for long notes and got permission to share his question and my answer here for your benefit, too. Andrew’s question: My name is Andrew… Read More » about Breath for the long notes
3 Parts to singing breath
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
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