Expand Range – Relax Your Tongue
Sing Easier - Relax Your Tongue By Jeannie Deva Does your tongue tense as you sing? Does the back of it pull up or push down as you use more range? When [...]
Reducing Vocal Strain by Jeannie Deva
Watch this five-minute video to learn a simple exercise that will increase your resonance and reduce vocal strain. Jeannie passed away in 2016 and she left a legacy of vocal wisdom that continues [...]
Three Kinds of Singing Vibrato
By Jeannie Deva There are three ways singers create vibrato. Let's start with what it means. The word vibrato is Italian for “vibrate” and it comes from the Latin “vibrātus”, past tense [...]
Vocal Resonance Remedy – Nose Buzz
The Latin root word for the word resonant means echo. For a singer, resonance means using the natural hollow spaces of your body - nose, sinus, throat and upper chest cavities - [...]
Breathe Into Your Back
Have you been taught to push your stomach forward when you take a breath and then hold it still or push it in as you sing? Or perhaps you've been told to slowly [...]
Vocal Technique Introduction
By Jeannie Deva Having worked with thousands of singers over the years, I have found that many are confused about technique and what they should be doing when singing. They are uncertain whether [...]
Pitch Control Video Lesson
This is a short sample video lesson from Jeannie Deva's Online Vocal School at Artistworks.com. This three minute video lesson teaches you a simple exercise that will help you sing with more accurate [...]
Vibrato
The word vibrato is Italian for “vibrate.” It’s a pulsating effect created within a sustained tone. These pulsations are created through a slight wavering of the pitch.
Contemporary vs Classical Voice Technique Part 3
By Jeannie Deva Thank you for your comments on my recent blog post. I hope you don’t mind me using one of them to lead into this week’s wrap-up of our discussion of [...]
Contemporary vs Classical Voice Technique Part 2
By Jeannie Deva Singing with a "Yawn" Some Classical techniques focus on lifting the soft palate and maintaining an open throat as you would if you were yawning. To get some idea of [...]