Singing is Counterintuitive
Weekly Teaching Tip – June 27, 2011 One thing that Dr. Titze said once that really clicked for me was, “One of the difficult things…
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The Role of the Voice Teacher
Weekly Teaching Tip – June 20, 2011 I must admit, I get discouraged sometimes and I wonder if what I am doing really matters. Hopefully…
Round and Down
Any of you that have taken lessons from me will recognize the words “round and down”. I am convinced that if only our students will…
Singing Stronger
Weekly Teaching Tip 6/6/11 Question: I went to the U2 concert on Tuesday (amazing!) But I was watching him and the way he sang. It…
Vocal Fatigue and Irritation Concerns
Weekly Teaching Tip – May 30, 2011 QUESTION: I have a student that is hurting her throat when she sings. She sings pretty quiet, so…
Avoiding Getting “Dried out” While singing
Weekly Teaching Tip May 23, 2011 (The following was in response to a question I received from a student that was singing at a gig…
Less talking, more feeling
Teaching Tip of the Week – May 16, 2011 While teaching in Poland this week I realized I had a fairly major obstacle to overcome;…
Interview With new Student
Teaching Tip of the Week – May 9, 2011 I ask my students to record their classes filming, then to write down what was most…
The Use of TA and CT muscles in singing
Teaching tip of the Week – May 2, 2011 Although it is not often necessary to explain to our students in great detail the scientific…
Finding Head Voice
Weekly Teaching Tip – April 26, 2011 Occasionally there are students that just can’t seem to get into their head voice no matter what you…
