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.
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Jan
2015
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23
Jan
2015
Don’t Let Fear Shut Down Your Voice – Try This!
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!
16
Jan
2015
Find Your Vocal Core With Low Belly Breathing
From speaking to singing, low belly breathing is literally at the core of a strong, expressive and confident voice.
09
Jan
2015
A 10-Minute Daily Practice To Boost Your Creative Productivity
What’s good in your life? Let’s capture it and use it to support you in times of creative trial…
At my last performance class, I gave each of my singers a new journal and a piece of paper full of words. I invited them to join me in a practice that I am beginning in the new year. I would like to share it with you as well…
19
Dec
2014
Change Your Physiology… Change Your Outcome – Simple, Yet Powerful Tools For Your Performance
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.
12
Dec
2014
Your Emotions Are a Gift: 9 Ways to Make Them Work for You
We blame them on the moon, food, past lives, the devil, God, our childhood, our family, relationships, circumstances…but one thing is for sure… emotions happen… are you ready?
08
Dec
2014
Singing Lessons: Tools to Fine-Tune Your Vocal Resonance Using “NG”
One way to take the pressure off the larynx and create a clear resonate tone is by making sound through the consonant blend of the “ng.” Watch this video voice lesson to help you find your “ng” space.
28
Nov
2014
Singing Lessons: Let Your Sound Feed You
If you are a giver and feeling a bit unbalanced in life and in your vocal production, try the idea of letting your sound feed and nurture you first – giving from this place may help you take the first steps to returning to healthy giving and healthy singing.
21
Nov
2014
Singing Lessons: Want a simple tool to get into the “feel” of your singing voice?… just close your eyes!
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.
14
Nov
2014
Singing Lessons: 5 Tools to Relax Rib Tension and Sing with More Freedom
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.