Sleeping Well – Part 1
(Excerpted from her eBook “The Singer’s Guide to Powerful Performances”) Adequate Rest Your body and your voice need rest in order to function at their best. Since your voice is generated by muscle [...]
Sing What You Believe
(Excerpted from Singer’s Guide to Powerful Performances by Jeannie Deva) Ultimately, you’ve got to sing what you believe in. If you don’t believe in your choices, can’t relate to the message, don’t like the musical [...]
Microphone Technique Tips
The microphone should be thought of as part of your instrument. A key to good microphone technique lies in distance and direction. The best direction for your mic is straight in front of [...]
Does Age Affect Your Voice – Part 1
I think many people fear that as they grow older their voice will deteriorate. From my research and nearly five decades of experience, I would say that age alone is not the reason [...]
Expanding Vocal Range Part Five
By Jeannie Deva Do you want to sing effortlessly with a strong wide vocal range? Do you want to sing with confidence and freedom to express your emotions and touch your audience? Well, [...]
Register Break – A Remedy
In my blog post Register Break – What Causes It? I said that “the keys to singing without register break are: A properly regulated air stream is sent to your vocal folds. The tongue [...]
Belting or Singing with Power P2
No Tension = Big Sound Many singers subconsciously associate tension with big emotion and a powerful voice. Unfortunately, just the opposite is true. To sing louder and harder you need less tension so [...]
Expanding Vocal Range Part 4
The next cause of throat muscle tension is: 3. Over-Articulation Articulation is essentially saying words clearly. If you want to be understood when you sing, you articulate, however it can be overdone. One [...]
Expanding Vocal Range Part 3
“More vocal range” is the most frequent wish I have heard from the thousands of singers I have coached. Yes they want more control and better tone, but it is range, range, range [...]
Expanding Vocal Range Part 2
In Part 1 we began discussing vocal range expansion from the perspective of some basics such as how the voice works and breathing versus singing. If you don’t know such fundamentals, you may [...]