Singers have said to me ‘ I hate the sound of my voice!’ Chances are if you don’t like how your voice is sounding one of the three elements is not working properly. OMG WHAT!! Don’t worry we can fix it! What are the three elements you ask? Your voice has three main...

Your throat is made up of lots of different parts and the epiglottis is one of those parts. In fact it’s a really important part. Its a flap of tissue, shaped kind of like a leaf. It acts like a traffic guard. Directing liquids and food to your stomach and air-only...

Having trouble with higher pitches, or trouble hitting those lower pitches? Believe it or not it’s all about your vocal folds and good vibrations. In a nut shell, if you’re having difficulty singing high, then your vocal folds are not vibrating!fast enough . . . . the...

Sounding a little nasal when you sing? Don’t blame the nose. Blame the Vowels. It’s always about the vowels. If you sound nasal when you sing it means that some air is getting upthrough your nose. The reason the air is going up your nose is because of the way your are...

In the dictionary Dynamics says ‘the forces or properties that stimulate growth, development or change within a system or process.’ This relates to singing a song how? Well a great teacher named Wendy Parr explained it perfectly! When we sing a song we want to take...

-You need a lot of air to sing -Singing is all about the breath -Singing starts with breath support -You breathe from your diaphragm -You should sing from the diaphragm -Breathing for singing is complicated -You need to breath into your stomach -The higher you go in...

A vowel is a speech sound produced through an open vocal tract with an unrestricted airflow. There are hundreds of vowel sounds. When vowels are used there is no constriction or tightness in the vocal tract. Vowels are useful in vocal technique to help with tuning,...

Have you ever wondered if your voice teacher really knows what they are talking about? Have you ever questioned whether or not they are truly qualified to help you take your voice to the next level? It is unfortunately more common than not, that I hear students come...

WHAT DOES IT MEAN? The passaggio is an Italian word meaning passage, passing or crossing. In singing it describes the acoustical shift or transitional area between one vocal register and another – commonly, the chest register and the head register.  It is also called...

If you are having a problem with mucus and it is affecting your voice, maybe you need to look at what you are eating. FOODS THAT CREATE MUCUS FOODS THAT ELIMINATE MUCUS -corn -corn oil -milk -cottage cheese -yogurt -syrup -jams and jellies -ice cream...

Even the best singers can sing out of tune sometimes.  It happens to us all, and it is something that can be worked on and fixed – and no, I am not talking about auto tune! BREATH The right amount of breath control is important to intonation.  Too much air and you are...

When it comes to a tired voice, congestion and a stuffy nose, I have become quite the master of products and solutions.  Here is a list of my favorite products and things you can do to keep a healthy voice. Personal Steam Inhaler:  This product saved my life when it...