Expanding Vocal Range Part Four
Developing the natural function of your voice gives you confidence and opens the door to uncomplicated, effortless singing and freedom expression. In the first three parts of this vocal tip, we covered four [...]
Expanding Vocal Range Part Three
Singing with volume and power is perhaps the second most common wish I have heard from the thousands of singers I have coached. Of course the first is a singer’s desire for more [...]
Expanding Vocal Range Part Two
Wanting more vocal range is the most frequent wish I have heard from the thousands of singers I have coached. So let’s talk about the things that may prevent you from acquiring that [...]
Food Singers Should Avoid
Sometimes it’s liberating to break some rules and be impulsive, but right before a performance or long singing rehearsal is probably not a good time to be wild. Experience has taught me that [...]
Does Age Affect Your Voice?
"Jeannie, I have been wondering for a long time how age (and other factors like weight), affect vocal range, tone, etc. I have been reading your email tips for a few months [...]
Gigging Singer
Looking back over my early years as a performing singer, it is easy to see now what I failed to realize then: I was totally unprepared when I arrived at rehearsals or gigs. [...]
How to Sing Riffs, Runs and Embellishments
History. Singing riffs, runs, and embellishments like Christina Aguilera, Beyonce or Mariah Carey has become an ambition of most Pop R&B singers. These divas and other Pop R&B singers like Yolanda Adams, James [...]
Head and Chest Voice – What’s it all about?
Teachers have always coined terms to explain and classify the voice in an attempt to add credibility to vocal pedagogy (teaching). Trying to make an art form sound more credible by using impressive [...]
Singing Audition Do’s and Don’ts
Here are some of the 46 “do’s and “don’ts” to help you chart out your audition preparations and increase your likelihood of success. Do: Take some time to assess your level of expertise [...]
Establishing Consistent Practice
(Excerpted from chapter 12 of Singer’s Guide to Powerful Performances by Jeannie Deva) Developing Discipline When I attended college I had a terrible time with discipline. I was a procrastinator. Though I performed quite a [...]