How much vocal tension is too much tension? The other day I was chatting to my Alexander associate and a singing teacher friend. We were discussing how we interfere with our breathing. Here’s what we listed how we go wrong. Common misconceptions of how we interfere. The idea of breathing through our belly buttons is Continue Reading
The other day I was chatting to my Alexander associate, discussing how we interfere with our breathing. Here’s what we decided. Misconceptions of how we interfere with breathing. The idea of breathing through our belly buttons is a common instruction for singers; Using the belly button image has led some singers to create a peculiar Continue Reading
Is this you? Your breath doesn’t last the long notes? No matter how many lessons you’ve had, you’re still puzzled how to do it better? Even when you take a good breath for a complicated passage, its still not enough? Maybe, just maybe you are looking in the wrong direction. Here are some tips to Continue Reading
How not to become a good singer! One of my students said the other day – There’s one big problem with Alexander Technique. What’s that I asked? There’s no link between the ‘problem’ a person is going through e.g. chronic hoarseness, and what the Technique does for it. She continued; doctors have a clear picture Continue Reading
It’s been two weeks of huge highs and lows! It is a week since my little troupe of girl singers, brave and joyful stood on stage in their bands. They gave resounding performances. From the beginning of the week…on day one, Monday they and we the vocal, instrumental and band mentors came together for the Continue Reading
– Advice from Lola, a young budding singer and performer ….as told by Lola Parado about her experience with me, to overcome her lack of vocal confidence enough to sing! Lola is passionate about singing. But she doubted her voice. Her singing lessons so far had not given her the results she wanted. Her confidence Continue Reading
Aristotle said: “Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution.” Wonderful words to inspire! But my friend, if you take this too much to heart, sincere effort can become wearied, your days become long. The opposite if ‘effort’ is relax. But, the thing is, we Continue Reading
Let me just tell you a little story of…..’Pookie puts the world right’! You see, Pookie, a flying rabbit, banished ‘Winter’ much to the annoyance of the little creatures who were looking forward to hibernating. Hugely dejected for making this error, Pookie flew off to find Winter and reverse his instruction!! Thus he put the Continue Reading
One thing is for certain. An injury to any part of yourself can stop everything you’re doing. So…….. We all know when the oxygen mask drops down on the plane, you put your own mask on first – then you have the oxygen to care for others. What if you put the mask on and Continue Reading
This is probably the most exciting journey you can ever go on – that is…. Once you get to decode your own ‘neural’ language. I was teaching a student. Giving her cues and clues to using her voice better. I asked – where does the voice come from. Her answer was text book perfect….from the Continue Reading
