This injury doesn’t make you a bad singer. Some incredibly talented people have suffered here. Injuries are a fact of life for athletes, sports stars and singers. This is an opportunity to learn more about your voice. This is an opportunity to learn more about yourself. The body is excellent…
How can I improve my breath control?
The benefits we can get from working in this area are enormous; it’s well worth taking the time to explore and develop your skills. You are breathing whilst you are reading this and did the same brilliantly whilst you were sleeping last night. So, if we are so good at…
How can I stop nerves affecting my performance?
Famously referred to as ‘the yips’ in golf, nerves can be truly paralysing to the performer. Mild cases significantly harm your ability to enjoy the experience but the worst cases can rob you of your skills entirely and deliver a nightmarish experience that will haunt you long term; irrevocably eroding…
How can I train my voice to be more reliable?
Not being able to rely on your voice can be a truly frustrating problem that will quickly rob you of enjoyment and confidence. Not only does vocal consistency alleviate this pain but it also releases you to explore creativity, imagination and authenticity with real freedom and joy – there is…
Can I fix a technical problem simply by smiling?
This is a common piece of advice that has been dispensed and utilised by many singers and teachers to correct issues in both brightness and pitch. It may well solve a small part of the problem initially but its application will create more obstacles than it solves. It is to…
How do you find a good voice teacher?
When we receive voice training we are trusting someone with a very precious commodity and submitting control. These are high stakes. Students of the voice make a serious effort to create time for their lesson, travel to and from their lesson and then pay hard earned money for that session….
Can I learn how to sing by using the Internet?
Can I learn how to sing using the Internet? The short answer to this is yes, it’s possible, but its also highly improbable. I’m considering my answer whilst sheltering from the summer rain in a bar with a gorgeous beer in Normandy. I have learned, or relearned rather, this language…
Do singing lessons help? Will it ruin my ‘natural’ sound?
Good teaching should make a difference straight away and progress should be continuous. It should enhance what is already there and these discoveries should make it ‘even more natural’ if anything. Simply put, you should discover a better version of your voice via quality training. The question of ‘what is…