I did karaoke in public for the first time in August. I’ve gone back every 2 to 3 weeks since then. Although I have been primarily a musical theatre and…
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If you come to me as a student, I cannot guarantee that you will achieve your goals. I can say that the odds are very high that you will improve…
In my initial lessons with the student, I make it clear that we are going to work on improving their vocal function. I don’t bring aesthetics into the discussion with…
I’m copying an entry I made on nfcs.net in a discussion where someone was arguing that so many exercises “beat around the bush” rather than getting to the point of…
This Friday I will be going to Winchester, VA to participate in Level 1, 2, and 3 training with Jeannette Lovetri’s program. (http://www.thevoiceworkshop.com/shen.html) It is an intensive 9 days of…
Most of my students and I share a common human failing – clinging to old habits because forging new ones is hard. Furthermore, the old habits feel like who we…
Last year, one of my very bright students asked me this: I was looking at the [a school of music] website and they said they look for talent and not…
I judged college junior women and college senior men today. I will write a few random notes here. Please ask other people what your “starter piece” should be. A lot…
I had my monthly voice lesson today. I love my lessons. My teacher has fantastic ears and many, many years of experience singing and teaching. He is very good at…
I am a teacher. It is in my upbringing (my biological parents and stepmom were teachers), my history, and my soul. However, I am a teacher of SINGING. I am…
First: Laryngeal height The way to balance a voice has often been described as a “balancing act” between the “stretcher muscles” (cricothyroid) and the “closer muscles” (mostly thyroarytenoid). This is…
One of the phenomena that is always interesting as a teacher and a learner is that of the “click” moment. I will try to define the “click” this way: when…