Marshmallow Discipline
How to instill talent in your child (and in yourself!) While many still believe that great talents such as Beethoven or Mozart were born with a gift and simply...
Jun 2010 29
Jun 2010 8
Exhalation Myths Exposed
As a follow-up to the last 2 posts referring to the myths given by Dr Deirdre Michael in the latest edition of the “Journal of Singing” (the official...
May 2010 25
Sing from your Diaphragm? What?
In the latest edition of the “Journal of Singing” (the official journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing), voice teacher and speech-language pathologist Dr Deirdre Michael...
Apr 2010 20
In The Spotlight: “Yoga” for Singers
Featured in this months’ spotlight is not a website, not a blogger, but a practice. The practice of “Yoga”. The singer who has already tried yoga, surely knows...
Mar 2010 2
No strain, no pain… so don’t strain!
In a singers world, it is best to omit the expression “no pain, no gain” because the last thing you want to feel when singing is pain –...
Jan 2010 26
Sing With An Opened Throat
Ok. Umm… What? There are often confusing and contradictive images and concepts given in the singing community. Surely, the idea of “opened throat” is one of them. The...
Jan 2010 13
New Years Resolutions For The Singer
Well songbirds, to tell you the truth, I am not big on making new years resolutions as I feel that good habits can be taken on at any...
Dec 2009 15
In The Spotlight
As a singer and vocal teacher, my passion for everything related to the voice has me surfing all over the web in order to find some common ground...
Dec 2009 1
Perfect Pitch, Relative Pitch & Just Plain Singing on Pitch!
According to Wikipedia, Tone deafness is the lack of relative pitch, or the inability to discriminate between musical notes. Being tone deaf is the difficulty or being unable...
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Nov 2009 2
Making the important distinction between Vocal Technique and Vocal Style
So many singers out there are afraid of taking vocal lessons in fear of loosing their vocal style. As Joel shares with us in the video, the two...
Oct 2009 20
Singing high and low, soft and loud: Art or Science?
Singing is as easy as 1 2 3,… when the process is simplified! It begins with the intention to communicate something, a breath is taken, and then...
Oct 2009 5
Seeing, hearing and feeling the voice
and training the most important muscle of all; the mind! When it comes to training the voice, the singer must note all of the important elements of study such...
Sep 2009 10
The Benefits of Singing and Training the Voice
For all aspiring singers, training the voice means getting the most out of the vocal instrument, being able to command the voice with ease, and deliver a song...
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