In this week’s video teaching I give you strategies to help you lean into the painful emotions and get the deep work done anyway.
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Jul
2015
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Jul
2015
Voice Lessons: Part 5 “Deliberate Practice” – The Mental Demands
To take our art, our message to the next level we must always be looking for those elements of our presentations or performances that are not meeting our expectations and do our absolute best to make those elements better.
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Jun
2015
Voice Lessons: Part 4 “Deliberate Practice” – Who gives you your continuous feedback?
Learn about principle #3 of “Deliberate Practice” as shared by Geoff Colvin in his best selling book – Talent is Overrated: “Feedback on results is continuously available.”
05
Jun
2015
Voice Lesson: Part 3 “Deliberate Practice” – Repeat, Repeat, Repeat…
And this week’s “deliberate practice” principle is… are you ready?
“It can be repeated a lot.”
Just like last week’s lesson – don’t be fooled by the simplicity of this statement.
The “it” and the how are the differentiating factors in the repetition.
29
May
2015
Voice Lessons: Part 2 “Deliberate Practice” – Design a Plan
For the next six weeks,we are diving into the six elements of “deliberate practice” as shared in Geoff Colvin’s book – Talent is Overrated. You must design your practice time to stretch you beyond your current ability. So how do we do that? Let’s make a plan…
08
May
2015
Voice Lessons: Part 1 Your Practice Time: Get A Better Strategy!
Are you getting the results you want from your voice? Are you being strategic with your practice time? Practice is necessary in our craft, and a few shifts in your approach may take you to the next level. The Plan Over the next 7-weeks, we are diving into the topic […]
01
May
2015
Voice Lessons: Your New Go-To Vocal Warm-up
Are struggling with a breathy tone, vocal fatigue, or a tense tongue and larynx?
Today, I am sharing with you a great warm-up to help clear up those issues and mmmmmooooore…
25
Apr
2015
Voice Lessons: How Using A Mic May Be Hurting Your Voice… and What To Do About It
Are you relying on mic, monitors, and sound engineers to be your sole source of vocal feedback? Are you manipulating your vocal technique on the fly to “fix” your sound? Do this on a repeated basis and chronic vocal issues may arise, and your career may be in jeopardy. Here’s how to use a sound system to your benefit….
17
Apr
2015
Voice Lessons: Part 4 – Be Vocally Centered in Speech and Song with this Qigong Inspired Vocalization
Connecting the breath, the voice, and the body can take time. In the beginning, the sensation of placing the sound on the body may be unrecognizable… and that’s okay…let it begin as an idea, an intention, a thought around a new way to experience making sound. Give this concept/sensation time. We spend so much […]
10
Apr
2015
Voice Lessons: Part 3 – Qigong Inspired Vocal Exercise – Outstretched Arms
As you continue with Part 3 of the Qigong inspired vocal exercises, notice your increased awareness around your entire sound making process.