You know what would fix so much even if nobody believed in registers or science or climate change? This: Everyone needs to be able to go from softer to louder…
Tag: pedagogy
In this time of quarantines, it makes sense to make use of online venues for teaching. There is a large subset of the activities of an in-person lesson that can…
Let’s pretend that, in order to be a voice teacher, there are 100,000 possible facts to know. Let’s say that there are five kinds of these facts, divided into groups…
Great singing is simple, but it can take many years to find the simplicity. Usually there is difficulty layered on. A large majority of the activities around effective voice cultivation…
I am up first on Tiffany VanBoxtel’s podcast, answering the question “What do you wish that you would have known when starting your singing journey?” Star Singer Podcast #189
No one has ideal preparation, but it seems to me that a person who really struggled to sing well, who worked hard and became a fine singer, would have an…
This article by British baritone and teacher Neil Howlett is one of the best on this subject that I have read. It explains why it is a useful exercise, how…
As teachers, we want to get the best results with our students. There are big picture goals, like easy breathing, good body alignment, efficient use of breath, accurate intonation, and…
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…
the study of the methods and activities of teaching – retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pedagogy
In this fifth and last post of my “vocal environment” series, I’m circling back to the music itself. This includes the pitch, vowel, and volume that are the building blocks…