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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
One reason untrained singers sound untrained is when vowels go splat. Splatting is when the vowel spreads out and flattens, like a paintball hitting a wall. This is a huge topic, but I’ll boil it down into three words: Vertical. Not horizontal. Click here to hear a vertical ‘ee’, where the lips are stretched into […]
You’ve heard it milllion times… “Breathe into your diaphragm.” “Breathe into your belly.” “Your belly should expand first, then your chest.” Well, what if you JUST CAN’T GET IT TO WORK THAT WAY? What if, no matter how you try, you can’t breathe into your belly first? Here are some more ideas for how to get […]
Does this sound like you?… “I’ve been singing along with the voice exercises, and I can do them and it’s all good, but I just feel that I don’t GET it. I don’t see how doing these scale-based and word-based exercises (ya, ha, ee, etc) will get me to where I want to be. […]
