The stage you’re on matters to your performance choices Here’s the audio version of this post…if you find it helpful, please subscribe to the All Things Vocal podcast at iTunes, and leave a review… it would be most appreciated! I’ve had several students this summer who have done their debut stadium performances before crowds of… Read More » about Singing in Clubs vs Stadiums – Adapting Vocal Performance To Venue Size
Live Performance
Tempo, Key, Articulation & Why They Matter For Singing a Gazillion Lyrics
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, Stitcher, Spotify, Android apps These days the song lyric count per bar norm is – more often than not – as many as one can possibly fit in…. Read More » about Tempo, Key, Articulation & Why They Matter For Singing a Gazillion Lyrics
Vocal Performance and Acting Technique: Making Choices
The colors your voice chooses determines the message heard. Masterful vocal performance and great acting have many parallels. For one thing of course, acting usually involves the voice to some degree. But did you know that to use the voice effectively requires certain acting skills? The third cornerstone of Power, Path and Performance vocal training… Read More » about Vocal Performance and Acting Technique: Making Choices
Numb Singing Or Speaking Voice? Question: What Are You LOOKING At?
This is yet another post I want to do on eyes for the voice. Bare with me, but as a vocal coach for singers and speakers, I talk a lot about eyes. This is because the sound of your voice can be dramatically changed by what the ‘windows of your soul’ are focused on…. Read More » about Numb Singing Or Speaking Voice? Question: What Are You LOOKING At?
Singing While Old: How Vintage Voices Can “Rock”
Singing is a lot of things … it is athletic, it is biological, it is psychological, it is spiritual, it is technical and above all, it is art. Because of all these things, the voice changes as we age. And because of these things, aging is a good news/bad news balance we can tip in… Read More » about Singing While Old: How Vintage Voices Can “Rock”
Singers on Stage: Don’t Talk Til You Earn The Right!
Pick your spots so words don’t turn into blahs! Why say anything during a singing performance? It should be a strategy to endear and connect an artist to the audience. Yet one of the biggest turn-offs I see in amateur performers is when they do a long spoken introduction to the first song of their… Read More » about Singers on Stage: Don’t Talk Til You Earn The Right!
Advice About Cancelling Shows from Vinny Ribas
My supportive friend Vinny Ribas and me at my gig For this post, I invited my great friend Vinny Ribas, founder of ‘Indie Connect‘ and wellspring of practical music business wisdom, to give us his thoughts about cancelling gigs when we find ourselves suddenly sick. I don’t know about you but I never anticipate… Read More » about Advice About Cancelling Shows from Vinny Ribas
Using Hands For Singing and Speaking
Your voice needs your whole physical and emotional being to sing or speak best. Today I’d like to focus on the use of hands – without which our voice is missing out. The first time I actually noticed the importance of singing with my hands was many years ago when an unenlightened recording engineer told… Read More » about Using Hands For Singing and Speaking
Performance Magic: The Power of Almost Losing Control
Ready To Create Magic? Performance is, or should be, an experience for your audience so powerful they lose themselves in it. If you add a little magic to your performance, you can really take the audience for a ride. I call it the ‘illusion of almost losing control’. Notice I say ‘ALMOST’ losing control. Think… Read More » about Performance Magic: The Power of Almost Losing Control
Stance Secrets to Singing With Guitar
Practicing my new stance Singing with guitar can be helped or sabotaged by some subtle stance choices. I’ve been having to up my game due to my upcoming band showcase – I play guitar on a couple of our songs. I was having trouble with buzzing strings, cramped hands and back, hurting shoulder and a tendency… Read More » about Stance Secrets to Singing With Guitar