giving performers the edge
Share/Bookmark How long have you been singing for? AR: I have ben singing since I was around 8 years old What do you use your singing voice for? AR: I use my singing voice for my career (touring and recording) Why do you take voice lessons? AR: I started taking vocal lessons mainly to help [...]
Share/BookmarkAre you interested in becoming a singing teacher? I am running a 10hr course to introduce you to the job requirements along with some basic skills and strategies to help you to get started. You will cover basic anatomy and physiology, how to assess the voice, vocal exercises to address common vocal issues, setting up [...]
Share/Bookmark This week I started a singing teacher training course for singers who want to teach privately. These days singers need to be versatile and use a wide range of money earning strategies to survive. What better way to share your experience and passion than by helping someone else to sing and build confidence singing? [...]
Share/BookmarkAnother tour cancelled due to poor vocal health and use! Haemorrage of the vocal folds often occurs as result singing with swollen vocal folds. Swelling can occur for a variety of reasons such as throat infections, cold infections, gastric reflux, sbad vocal technique or even in certain times of the menstrual cycle. If you tend [...]
Share/BookmarkJohn Mayer has just announced that he has had to cancel his up and coming concerts due to vocal issues. He states he has something next to my vocal cords called a granuloma. Unfortunately the condition is as bad as it sounds, especially to a singer or professional voice user. A granuloma is a growth [...]
Share/BookmarkThe million dollar question right? I have had countless hours of discussion on what ‘good singing’ is. Conversations with professional singers, vocal students, singing teachers, music industry members and the general public. I thought I’d summarised the common elements that people seem to identify when they think about ‘good’ singing. These seem to be the [...]
Share/Bookmark Hello singers, Michael Goodrich is a great vocal teacher with 20 years experience in the music industry. I’ve had a couple of super lessons with him in the past and he teaches many dynamic and top end singers. As some of you know I am getting more and more into the psychology of performance. [...]
Share/BookmarkI love quotes, I collect them to inspire others and myself; as a teaching tool and to understand the world better. This quote, by the American football coach Vince Lombardi, has been proven to me over and over in my vocal studio. I used to be quite baffled when I encountered singers who were focused, [...]
