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Stupid imagery isn’t always stupid
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Stupid imagery isn’t always stupid

  • Posted on April 15, 2021April 16, 2021
  • by Brian Lee

We are in an age where a scientific approach to pedagogy is considered extremely important. I have talked a lot about the limits of discussing acoustics and physics with a…

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Geezer Rant on Vocal Technique
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Geezer Rant on Vocal Technique

  • Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021
  • by Brian Lee

You know what would fix so much even if nobody believed in registers or science or climate change? This: Everyone needs to be able to go from softer to louder…

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Revisiting old exercises
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Revisiting old exercises

  • Posted on March 6, 2021March 6, 2021
  • by Brian Lee

There are a heck of a lot of reasons to bring out old exercises periodically. An exercise can feel (and sound!) quite different after time away from it. Sometimes we…

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Easier and/or better
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Easier and/or better

  • Posted on February 20, 2021
  • by Brian Lee

As you work on your vocal technique, apply this rule ruthlessly: The exercise you are doing needs to either make you: sound better, without being more difficult sing more easily,…

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Power, loudness, projection, or whatever the heck “big” means
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Power, loudness, projection, or whatever the heck “big” means

  • Posted on January 31, 2021
  • by Brian Lee

Hello singing colleagues! I’m back from some time off and refreshed, ready for new beginnings after a nationally horrible first half of the winter. Powerful singing is a topic that…

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Can you understand the words?
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Can you understand the words?

  • Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021
  • by Brian Lee

Tonight I had the pleasure to attend a streaming concert of premieres of art songs, all by different composers. I love hearing and promoting new music, so this was a…

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De-coupling habits when vocalizing
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De-coupling habits when vocalizing

  • Posted on December 30, 2020
  • by Brian Lee

When I am working with a student, especially in the first few sessions, I try to be a silent observer as much as I can. For example, we start an…

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Flopped in a chair?
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Flopped in a chair?

  • Posted on December 24, 2020
  • by Brian Lee

Working with limitations and alterations teaches me a lot. Here are some that have helped me shake habits of overdoing, among other classes of vocal faults. Exhale most of the…

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I’m co-hosting a new podcast!
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I’m co-hosting a new podcast!

  • Posted on December 9, 2020December 30, 2020
  • by Brian Lee

Big announcement! My friend and colleague Justin Petersen and I are co-hosting a new podcast about singing, called The Voice Culture. We are going to be talking about training, trends,…

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Sing like you speak? Riddles
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Sing like you speak? Riddles

  • Posted on November 30, 2020December 1, 2020
  • by Brian Lee

“Singing and speaking use the same instrument.” Singing and speaking use the same body, but I could argue that the voice is not an instrument at all when it is…

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Older students can learn!
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Older students can learn!

  • Posted on October 30, 2020
  • by Brian Lee

As I’ve mentioned, I still study with a voice teacher. I’m still learning new things about singing and teaching singing. It is tricky to be older and experienced, and still…

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Approval is just pleasant noise
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Approval is just pleasant noise

  • Posted on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020
  • by Brian Lee

When considering a self-improvement project or a new hobby, I encourage you to “Marie Kondo” it. Does it bring you joy? If yes, keep on. Do you care whether other…

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