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…
Tag: comfort zone
You can. Nothing wrong with it. Many popular and successful performing artists stick with a natural sound; they sing like they speak in terms of resonance. But to do extraordinary…
Everyone has some kind of complication – even the super-successful. Everyone has hidden challenges. The singer with an injury and the student with tensions and poorly trained muscles are two…
If you are an experienced singer who has studied voice with a private teacher, and you go to a new teacher, it can be quite a jolt. The following is…
If you want to work at a high level in any aspect of the performing arts, you will encounter sexual energy. In so many men and women, I see a…
Some people defer to one master for all knowledge on a topic. This is really common with religion and singing. People have a need to follow a leader, and a…
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…
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…
In the first of the “environment” series, I referred to one aspect of the environment in which singing happens – the shape of the vocal tract. Then for Part 2,…
I’ve been at this blog since 2009. Hundreds of posts, many ideas explored and revisited, both successes and flops. You can’t predict people’s reactions. When I post about general principles,…
People frequently say that when they hear their voice on a recording it is a little shocking. Singers have to learn to make peace with this. Listening to a recording…
