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
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Singers, Got Trolls? Let’s Talk! How To Deal With Internet Bullying
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 There is a cruel practice on the internet these days commonly called trolling. People who do it are trolls. I would define trolling as the art… Read More » about Singers, Got Trolls? Let’s Talk! How To Deal With Internet Bullying
Excellence vs Perfectionism – post by Leah Grams Johnson
Leah – in an excellent place! 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 My guest blogger today is Leah Grams Johnson, a Nashville transplant from northern California. She is… Read More » about Excellence vs Perfectionism – post by Leah Grams Johnson
Singing Scared – The Ironic Danger of Guarded Voice
Nope. Guarded stance won’t help. 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 and Android podcast apps Fear can be a healthy thing. It can keep us inside when the mountain lion is in… Read More » about Singing Scared – The Ironic Danger of Guarded Voice
The Easter Voice… Music That Lives On
Benton Ferguson I’m writing this blogpost in the car while my husband drives us to the memorial service for my amazing nephew Benton Ferguson. It’s Easter weekend, in my faith, the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection, and the parallels are too obvious not to mention. Ben fully embodied the life, the music and the voice that… Read More » about The Easter Voice… Music That Lives On
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?
Quieting Your Mind for Performance Focus
Our minds are interesting entities. When performing as singers and speakers, there are lots of things vying for our mind’s attention… the feel of our outfit, the temperature in the room, the size of the audience, the blinding spotlight, the missing spotlight, that label rep/old boyfriend/girlfriend/cute thing watching, the phone call right before the show… Read More » about Quieting Your Mind for Performance Focus
Numb/Lifeless Singing: 9 Causes and Cures
So you’ve either noticed or been told that you have a numb or lifeless singing voice. Getting to the root (the why) is the only way to change this ineffective, boring vocal performance into a voice that is understood at an emotional level. The top 9 reasons I see in vocal coaching for numb/ lifeless… Read More » about Numb/Lifeless Singing: 9 Causes and Cures
Getting To Effortlessness in the Performing Arts
Dancer taking a load off at rehearsal for Swan Lake Tribute to Elaine Thomas, Nashville, Tn I went to a rehearsal for the Swan Lake Tribute to the 75th birthday of the amazing ballerina Elaine Thomas. The Dance Theater of Tennessee, where Elaine teaches now, hosts the event at Harpeth Hall Auditorium, Nashville. I… Read More » about Getting To Effortlessness in the Performing Arts
A Conversation With …Your Voice
Have you had a conversation with your voice? I know. Sounds funny. But let me give you a mental exercise that might reveal things to you and possibly increase your vocal health and ability. You see, your voice is like a finely strung horse which runs on subtle instinct and honesty. Your conscious mind is… Read More » about A Conversation With …Your Voice