When speaking or singing, what do you do when you feel vocal strain?
Here’s a list of problem-solving ideas to keep you in the solution and using your voice with more freedom and ease…
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Sep
2015
Tag: Vocal
28
Aug
2015
How to Learn Your Song Step-By-Step
Stop. Put the music down. Building the connected relationship with your voice-body comes first. I want to help you find the music in and on your body and to do that – I would like you to sloooooow down and take it note-by-note, step-by-step… Just for fun, put the music […]
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Jul
2015
Voice Lessons: Part 6 of “Deliberate Practice” It Ain’t Always Fun!
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.
24
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.
19
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….