I am generally a good practicer. Not always as much as I’d like, but I’m fairly regular. Sometimes I’ll start vocalizing and not liking how I’m singing, but I know…
Category: practice
Occlusive exercises are those that greatly reduce or close the mouth opening to allow for a different kind of action of the vocal folds. These include: Lip trills or bubbles…
When we go to a voice teacher in hopes of singing better, what are we signing up for? What should the outcome be? If you go to a teacher in order…
There are a lot of people on the internet with a “method” for singing that they claim will teach you to sing like a professional quickly and easily. I was…
Developing an excellent technique is very important. It makes singing easier, gives you more choices, extends the length of your career, and makes you feel capable and confident. I love…
In his book “Music and the Flute” Thomas Nyfenger quoted another master flutist, Julius Baker, who said this about slow, deliberate practice: “If you never make a mistake, you’ll never…
When I record myself in practice sessions, I find that I have to beware of the tendency to want to record the same thing over and over, trying to fix…
