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…
The beginning of a note after a breath is called an “onset” or an “attack”. The way a note ends at the end of a phrase, before a new breath…
In a writing project, whether a blogpost, an important letter, an article, a book, an academic paper, the important thing is to start. This week I had to rewrite the…
I am up first on Tiffany VanBoxtel’s podcast, answering the question “What do you wish that you would have known when starting your singing journey?” Star Singer Podcast #189
One needn’t max out one’s voice in every single practice session. Some days it is good for the voice and the soul to sing lightly and easily. There is a…
In the online discussion groups I frequently see statements like “Young singers should sing lots of Mozart”. That may be true if you’re a soprano or a bass. However, he…
No perfect voice has ever existed. There have been some wonderful, brilliant, fantastic, beautiful ones, but every voice has some weaknesses. Perfect performances are another manner. If a singer reaches…