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Vocal Technique
Singing Emergency? The A Cappella Prescription
Singing Emergency? The A Cappella Prescription Three weeks ago, I was sitting in a hotel room in Florida, languidly lounging with a cup of coffee and some well-earned Facebook time before needing to rouse myself to get ready for my friend’s wedding at 11 am. At 9:17, I received a text from the bride. “Soundman […]
Singing for Breathing
Well, that’s got to be a typo. Kristin is clearly on the hooch. She obviously intended to write an article on Breathing for Singing, but she got the title of her own blog wrong. Did I? Oh, did I? One day, I had a first lesson with a new student. I was having him vocalize […]
Kristin’s Quick and Dirty Tips: Don’t Sing Flarp!
One day this past summer, I was sitting in a recording studio, there to consult on vocal technique for my student Jacob as he laid down tracks for his new EP. I was honored to be included in these sessions by his producer Cory, who brings some serious musical chops and pedigree to the table, […]
Vocal Compression in Classical vs. Popular Singing
Wondering about differences in technique between classical and popular singing? Here’s a specific real-life example. I’m a pop singer by nature. Yes, I still take voice lessons. In fact, among others, I take lessons from some of the other teachers at Performance High, Kristin Henry She is a more classically oriented teacher than I am […]
Is your singing voice too nasal? Here’s how to tell in 5 seconds.
Sometimes people get confused about the difference between nasal resonance and singing with a nasal tone. You DO want some nasal resonance. Your sinuses are some of your vocal resonators. But you DON’T want to sound like you’re singing through your nose. Here’s a very quick tip to tell if you’re singing through your nose: […]
How to expand your ribcage for singing
Expanding the ribcage gives you a bigger, and unpressurized tank of air to sing with – both of which are helpful. You don’t want the weight of your lifted shoulders being pulled down by gravity to put pressure on your vocal cords. Instead, you want to get a low breath of air, expanding your ribcage […]
When’s the Best Time of Day to Take a Voice Lesson?
Several of my students are IT or biotech workers, graduate students, or office workers with high-stress jobs. Some of them have experimented with taking lessons on their lunch hour, after work, later in the evening, and on weekends. Most find that the calmer they are when they walk into the lesson, the more they get […]
How To Sing Better by Listening Better
Singers who can hear the fine nuances of other singers’ voices can usually sing better themselves. If you don’t feel like you know what to look for, or you don’t feel like you have a good ear, don’t worry. You can learn to listen better. Then you can use other singers’ examples to make yourself […]
The Secret to Singing Anything You Want To Sing
“Secret” is such an abused marketing term that I hesitate to even use it. But it’s accurate, because until you figure out how to use your voice easily and correctly, it may seem impossible to sing the way you want to sing. It’s like there’s an obstacle in front of you with no way past […]
