In an ideal technique of singing there is always a fixed relationship between the amount of tension assumed by the cricothyroids and the physical dimensions of the vocal folds. However,…
One of the challenging things about building a reliable vocal technique is that some parts of your body have to let go while other parts work hard. Get it backwards,…
Hey teachers, I’m talking to you, about your own voices! There is an old-fashioned phrase called “voice building” which can be useful for describing practicing. You build up the weaker…
Breathing with an idea of maximum vocal tract expansion got me into trouble when I was studying the flute long ago, and messed up singing even more. My throat was…
Hello everyone, I will be teaching in New York on September 28th. You can grab a time here: https://vocalability.com/schedule/ Thanks! – Brian
There are more people than ever with DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) degrees now. The degree was designed for teaching as a professor in a post-secondary institution. However, there are…
The term “register” in voice teaching is used many different ways. In general, a register is a group of pitches that have something in common, which is usually compared to…
There is a lot of hypersensitive rhetoric in online discussion groups, and it has gotten worse over the years. Human beings were never meant to have so much stimulation. The…
What is the mental game you play with yourself to keep yourself feeling like a badass? Do you ever get to the point where you feel like every note is…
Children are not bad judges. When they hear an opera singer who is loud, wobbly, and incomprehensible, they imitate the funny sounds they hear with glee. I get it. As…
There is little doubt that 99+% of singers feel specific sensations in their bodies when they sing. These might include resonance vibrations anywhere in the head or torso, or feelings…
Some bold claims are made about various “secrets to singing”. Recently I read in a forum that the tongue root, stabilizing the larynx, achieved through “Kermit” voice exercises, is responsible…