Sound Advice #47 – Many Roads Intersect With Good Singing

Recently, I went for an astrological reading because I’m in my “second Saturn return” (Please Google it if you are not an astrology buff). I was wondering what the planets had to say about where I am in life. The astrologer and I had a wonderful talk about how to tweak my work life for [...]

By |2019-04-23T17:27:01+00:00April 22nd, 2019|Sound Advice|0 Comments

Sound Advice #45 – The Tongue is a Many-Splendored Thing

I admit it. I am a vocal technique nerd. Students who take voice lessons with me in my Marin County studio are often invited to explore some voice-related anatomical part, such as the ribs, the muscles of the torso (and the diaphragm), the larynx and the tongue. And it’s this last one that has been [...]

By |2019-01-31T19:08:54+00:00January 31st, 2019|Sound Advice|0 Comments

Sound Advice #44 – What Exactly is Vocal Technique?

Many aspiring singers take voice lessons to improve their vocal technique. We learn about breathing, resonance and how the vocal folds work for the style of singing we want to do. But what exactly is vocal technique? It’s simply “a way” to do something. I like to think of it as taking off layers of [...]

By |2019-01-15T07:28:07+00:00January 15th, 2019|Sound Advice|0 Comments
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