Because everyone’s body and their kinesthetic sense is so personal, I think the answer of what “people feel” is going to be very wide-ranging. To me the “lotte vocale” is…
In D. Brian Lee’s book “Sane Singing”, the author offers a practical guide for the singer to look at career-building with a common sensical approach. He addresses many of the…
Forget “fair”. Most of life is not fair. Everyone does not get the same opportunities, have the same talent, or have the same luck. Most singers will eventually find a…
Link below to a very important article about money and the artist’s life. We have to be willing to discuss money when advising people about “going for it” in the…
You will get better at the specific singing tasks or repertoire that you repeat a lot. If these tasks work with your voice to make it stronger, more flexible, more…
Some uncomfortable thoughts that may be indications that it’s time for a change: – I am not improving, even though I practice. – For a long time now, I don’t…
Lexilogos is a simple but incredibly useful site for copying and pasting characters that don’t appear on most keyboards. I was looking for a place to grab IPA characters such…
Why pursue voice training? Why all the practice and exercises and lessons and coachings? Why work at improving singing ability per se instead of “just singing”? Because: It feels awfully…
My colleague in The Speakeasy Collective, Marisa Gray Atha, wrote this beautiful piece on showing up, being present. Step up and be willing to start. That is a big deal.
The major skill of a voice teacher is listening. The teacher listens, discerns what is good and what needs help to get better, and then prescribes an exercise to train…
I really enjoyed this conversation with Nikki Loney about Sane Singing and the challenges of guiding singers through their voice training. You can hear the podcast here: The Full Voice…
There are singers and teachers who say “Men sing in chest voice throughout their whole range. They do not use falsetto in performance”. Oh boy. I look up performance clips…