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, […]
You’d think a studio microphone was a live grenade, for the amount of fear it strikes in some singers. Especially in the recording studio. You’re thinking about the wasted time and money of multiple takes. You’re focused on the fact that the recording HAS to be your best, because it’ll be captured forever. You’re worried […]
Learning about stage presence is one thing. But in order to practice what you know about stage presence, you have to sing on stage for real! One of the biggest challenges for new singers (who are not also instrumentalists in bands) is to find singing performance opportunities. It’s the chicken-and-egg problem: without singing experience you […]
Vocal cords: the instrument you can’t touch or see. Is it any wonder it’s hard to figure out how to do something new? I once went to an ENT who specialized in serving professional vocalists. He temporarily paralyzed my throat with an aerosol spray, threaded a tiny camera through my nose and all the […]
Do you ever feel like you’re never going to be a great singer? Do you find yourself wondering, “Who would ever pay to listen to that?” Do you ever feel like your voice… well… it sucks? Yep. So do I, sometimes. It’s totally normal. Here’s what to do. Think of a spiral, like a Slinky […]
Ever wonder why people aren’t raving about your singing voice even though you can’t see any problems with it? Or why people love someone else’s singing voice even though they don’t have perfect vocal technique? What do you need to do to get your singing voice noticed? Some people think of the definition of a […]
Do you have an audition for a band coming up? Do you know how to pick a good song for your audition? Usually, the band will give you some direction in terms of which songs they’d like to hear. They might give you several songs of which you pick three, or they might give you a […]
