A few years ago, I founded a band with another singer. As our first gig approached, we wanted to make a huge splash with a great show. We planned stage decor, learned far more songs than we needed, got matching outfits including knee-high boots with very high heels, and even worked up choreography for several […]
In high school, I was in track and cross country. I ran the 400, 4×400, 800, and sometimes even the 100m sprint. Do you think I warmed up with some jogging, stretches, and light running before racing as fast as possible down the track, or before taking off on a three-mile race over scrubby, rocky […]
You’ve done the experiments in Part 1, right? Hopefully you found that each day you returned to this exercise, you found a little more clarity (less breathiness) in your voice. Now it’s time to make it easier, and better sounding. 1) Say the word “sing” and hold out the “ng” part, so that the back […]
Those of you who know me personally, know how I can get carried away with trying to accomplish too many things at once. And I know that some of you are the same way. We are the kind of people who get so obsessed with making progress, that we don’t make enough time for rest. […]
You know how animals can smell fear? Well, we humans may not have canine noses, but we have very sharp eyes and excellent mental capacity for reading faces. Especially eyes! So, having the right kind of eye contact can make you seem more confident on stage. And even better than that, it can make you […]
Everyone seems to want to sing high notes. You probably have a lot more unused high range than unused low range, but it’s a little trickier for some people to access that high range than to access the low range. One reason it is tricky is because there are a lot of different ways to […]
For most people, the low end of their vocal range is the range they’re most comfortable in. This is mainly because we constantly talk in the low end of our vocal range! But you may be able to access yet a few more notes on the low end of your vocal range than you currently […]
I wish but one thing for you for 2010: That you know without a doubt what you most deeply desire out of life. It’s easy to know what we should want. It’s easy to set achievement-oriented goals that look good on paper. It’s easy to set goals for “shoulds” because we feel like we […]
Wondering how to not to sound nasal when you sing? Well, first, let’s understand what’s happening when you sound too nasal. A nasal sound happens when too much of your voice exits your head through your nose and not enough exits through your mouth. Now, why would sound exit through your nose rather than your […]
Remember the kids that came trick-or-treating to your house a couple months ago? Some of them wore masks, right? Remember how their voices sounded when they said “trick or treat”? Their voices were muffled and quiet, weren’t they? You have probably already figured out this week’s rocket-science tip: To sing louder, open your mouth. Simple, […]
