Even if you’re working with a teacher, you’re always teaching yourself to sing! And of course, you can teach yourself to sing well… if you know how!
EXPERIENTIAL VOCAL LEARNING – HOW TO TEACH YOURSELF TO SING
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RE-IMAGINING VOCAL MASTERY: From Tradition to Transformation in Vocal Learning
We think we know what voice training is: endless exercises and tasks to master, lots of practicing and perfecting… but no! There’s another way.
HOW TO BE A BETTER VOICE TEACHER FOR YOUR SINGING STUDENTS
Voice teaching is complicated, but with simple guiding principles you can go from average instructor to great somatic vocal learning facilitator in no time.
EXPRESSING VOCAL UNITY – BIG BODY, BIG VOICE, BIG YOU
We think that vocal training should limit possibilities from unwanted to wanted. Another way: expand, integrate and unify ALL possibilities with choice!
UNTANGLING THE TONGUE – The Tongue at Rest and Resting in Action
We think of the tongue as one thing, but really it’s a complex organ made of many structures and connects, locally and globally, to many other parts of the self/body. Learning to release and coordinate the tongue in integrated action is key to optimal vocal function and expressivity!
SINGING IN SYSTEMS – Is your diaphragm supporting your voice or your voice supporting your diaphragm – or BOTH?
Most singing approaches out there are futzing around with the “parts and pieces” of the system as if that were enough to organize and coordinate the entire system for complex actions. It’s insane. But, there is another way…
PHONEMES – Like having hundreds of Voice Teachers Living in Your Own Mouth!
Most of us aren’t aware of phonemes and their incredible power to bring about vocal awareness and learning. And if we are aware of phonemes it’s usually related to diction. But there’s so much more and in this blog I’ll let you in on a few of those phonemic secrets…
VOCAL CONTROL – A new way to look at it! (aka You’ve got it all wrong!)
We all want vocal control, but 99% of you out there are going about it ALL WRONG! When you learn to educate your system – the larger, more powerful part of yourself – and discover the CONTROL OF NO CONTROL, you’ll never go back to the old way. Here’s what I mean…
SINGERS, STOP IT!: 5 Alternatives to Compulsive Warming-up, Endless Exercises to “Fix” Problems that Don’t Exist, and Repetitive Mindless Practicing!
Singers: Are you sick of vocal warm-ups, endless exercises and quick-fixes that don’t last? Are you practicing and practicing and still not getting better in the ways you want? Well, the good news is you can stop. No, really… STOP IT! None of it is actually helping you and I’ll tell you why. And not only will I do that, but I’ll tell you what to do instead. But, don’t just take my word for it, experience it for yourself!
The Important Difference between Exercise and Learning
THAT WAS GREAT… SHOULD I DO IT EVERY DAY FROM NOW ON? The Important Difference between Exercise and Learning A question that comes up all the time in my classes or after presentations - especially with people new to this work - is: “I feel so great after that thing we...