Category: Singers

So you want to sing better?  But do you ever get overwhelmed with where to begin?  As a voice teacher I encounter new students who feel so inundated with information that they have a hard time focusing on just a few key elements of singing.  The good news is that there are little things you can do RIGHT now that will make a huge change in the way you look and sound!  So here...

With our biannual student concert just around the corner, some tips to help combat stage fright are in order!  Ah, stage fright – that dreaded onslaught of fear so many of us experience before (and sometimes while) we perform.  The pulse quickens.  Breathing becomes short, shallow and unsupported.  Hands become sweaty and shaky.  Sound familiar?

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A few blogs back we discussed the basics of breathing and how our body should respond to a naturally formed breath.  Now that you have been paying closer attention to how your body operates daily when it inhales and exhales, let’s try some exercises to help form even better breathing habits! There are two things we will do to help improve air function.  The first is to STRETCH our br...

If you're in voice lessons, you've probably had your teacher lead you through some stretches, tell you to keep your knees relaxed, etc.  Ever wonder why?  Body positioning plays a significant role in producing a strain-free, natural sound. Over the course of the day - especially if we're spending long hours sitting at a desk! - the shoulders and neck tend to hold tension and the brea...

Breathing is an essential part of being able to sing correctly.  You may be thinking, “How hard can it be?  I do it everyday of my life!”  Well, the truth is our breathing habits over the course of our lives sometimes get very out of whack and we develop bad habits that can hinder us from being able to sing freely. When we are born we have perfectly operating lungs and breath fu...

When students begin learning piano (or guitar, or any instrument for that matter!), there's a common starting point - learn to identify intervals, types of notes, and so forth.  With voice, the path is generally not as clearly laid out.  While music theory still applies, students beginning voice lessons have quite likely sung before at some point and have an idea in their head of how ...

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