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 [...]
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 [...]
Expanding Vocal Range Part 1
In teaching thousands of singers around the world, I have never met one who did not have more potential range than they knew and were using. Sometimes factors such as smoking cigarettes or [...]
Pitch Control Video Lesson
This week's Blog post is a short sample video lesson from Jeannie Deva's Online Vocal School at Artistworks.com. The school features over 200 video lessons recorded by Jeannie and more. This three minute [...]
Relax Your Lips-Sing Better Fast
When you sing do you tense your lips? Are you exaggerating their movement or that of your cheeks or the opening of your mouth? Do you try to form your vowels with your [...]
Breathe Into Your Back
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 [...]
Relax Your Tongue
Does your tongue tense as you sing? Does the back of it pull up as you go for a higher note? Does it push down into your throat? (That will cause your voice [...]