How do you support your vocal health?
There are things we can do everyday to keep our voice healthy, happy and ready to share our message with confidence and strength…
Here’s my checklist of 11 tools that you can incorporate today!
Cultivate your deep-listening. Let your soul have a voice. Meet yourself where you are in that moment with no judgment or expectation and give yourself the gift of that specific song. The music is choosing you for a reason.
There are many aspects to the study of voice, but observing how you create sound from the onset may provide valuable breakthroughs in your vocal technique and your effectiveness in communicating your passion.
Your vocal backstory is coloring how you use your voice today. Here are 9 questions to help you discover what habits are working for you and what beliefs need to be released.
Today, I am giving you a go-to tool for better performing. It is not very sexy and it is not a quick fix… but it does work!
From speaking to singing, low belly breathing is literally at the core of a strong, expressive and confident voice.
But if we can, in those tender moments, remind ourselves of the bigger picture, our greater strength and the inner vision we serve… and moment by moment, inch by inch, give ourselves permission to change our physical state, take the time to fake it ‘til we make it… and through those breaths of courage, science supports and data proves that we will find ourselves stronger, more confident, and presenting better.
Singers are smart. We know how to take in information from a multitude of sources, make adjustments, and instantly apply it to our work; from the practice room to lessons, auditions, rehearsals, and to performances, we are highly observant, coachable, and eager to serve. But sometimes this outward focus may become our dominant tool and we forget to nurture the inner feel of the voice.
Are you singing from a state of “Lockdown”?
Are you breathing in, holding the ribs, and then producing sound? If you are feeling rib tension or rigidity while you sing, then you may be suffering from what I call Lockdown.
And, it may be negatively affecting the freedom of your voice.
The average head weighs about 10-11 pounds… as our magnificent neck holds this weight and houses our precious vocal folds… there may be some habits that have crept in over time that may not serve you in your singing.