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When you need a voice doctor
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When you need a voice doctor

  • Posted on September 16, 2021September 18, 2021
  • by Brian Lee

Hello singers, I just wanted to give a few quick tips about seeing a physician for a voice-related issue. This is not medical advice. This is advice on how to…

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Slow acrobatics in singing
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Slow acrobatics in singing

  • Posted on June 25, 2020June 27, 2020
  • by Brian Lee

There are vocal functions that require excellent balance and flexibility that don’t involve lots of fast notes. These are the vocal equivalents of tight-rope walking, as opposed to trapeze. Slow…

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The difference between natural and working with Nature
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The difference between natural and working with Nature

  • Posted on April 28, 2020April 30, 2020
  • by Brian Lee

One of my teachers said “There’s nothing natural about classical singing.” What I came to understand about that statement was a relief to me. Classical singing is no more natural…

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Why internet outrage and triggering keeps growing
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Why internet outrage and triggering keeps growing

  • Posted on August 3, 2019August 3, 2019
  • by Brian Lee

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…

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Turning down the vocal volume
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Turning down the vocal volume

  • Posted on June 24, 2019June 24, 2019
  • by Brian Lee

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…

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Genre-agnostic voice training
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Genre-agnostic voice training

  • Posted on May 22, 2019
  • by Brian Lee

Train the whole voice, regardless of the genre you specialize in.

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The “connected” life and making art
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The “connected” life and making art

  • Posted on March 28, 2019May 5, 2019
  • by Brian Lee

The Human-sized Hamster Wheel from Adriano Mescia on Vimeo. I really struck a nerve on my personal Facebook page recently by posting that I was down to nine Facebook groups.…

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Vocal Technique – Lucky or on purpose?
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Vocal Technique – Lucky or on purpose?

  • Posted on November 13, 2018
  • by Brian Lee

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…

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The Stories We Tell Ourselves
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The Stories We Tell Ourselves

  • Posted on May 19, 2018October 12, 2018
  • by Brian Lee

An inquisitive and articulate colleague of mine recently brought up some great questions about how we frame our experiences. It was a pretty interesting angle. She asked this question: If…

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Piling on Adele’s vocal issues
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Piling on Adele’s vocal issues

  • Posted on July 2, 2017October 12, 2018
  • by Brian Lee

In the forums, people are blaming Adele for ignoring healthy technique and ruining her voice. Folks, this is so not cool. People are acting as if she has a vocal…

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No voice stays the same forever
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No voice stays the same forever

  • Posted on June 30, 2017October 12, 2018
  • by Brian Lee

Nobody sounds exactly the same at 75 as they did at 25. This is not bad, it just is. I heard Leontyne Price in a recital around 1982 where she…

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Food for the voice teacher’s soul

  • Posted on August 7, 2016August 29, 2016
  • by Brian Lee

If you teach, coach, or conduct singers, you probably inspire people to greater achievement and dedication to their art. What do you do to get inspiration and rejuvenation for yourself?…

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