The Liberated Voice

Complete Vocal Fitness: It’s Here!

Complete Vocal Fitness: A Singer’s Guide to Physical Training, Anatomy & Biomechanics is now available worldwide! Read more →

Complete Vocal Fitness: Articulation Preview

The soft palate elevates to close the nasal port, contributing to vocal resonance by regulating nasality. Read more →

Complete Vocal Fitness: Laryngeal Function Preview

Your thyroarytenoid and cricothyroid muscles share a partnership similar to the one between your hamstrings and quadriceps. Read more →

Complete Vocal Fitness: Breathing Preview

My book, Complete Vocal Fitness: A Singer’s Guide to Physical Training, Anatomy and Biomechanics is available for pre-order and comes out this coming Friday, June 15th. As I count down to the release, I’ll share some brief daily excerpts and hope they will inspire you to pick up a copy! Major muscles of respiration. Illustration: Sandy Escobar from Chapter 2: Breathing and Chapter 6: A Singer’s Workout Regimen Cardiorespiratory Fitness The primary function of respiration is the delivery of oxygen to our cells and elimination of carbon dioxide from our bodies. Our level of cardiorespiratory fitness is defined by how... Read more →

Complete Vocal Fitness: Alignment Preview

Singers require spines that are free of postural distortions, dynamically stabilized rather than rigidly held. Read more →

Complete Vocal Fitness: An Introduction

The best teacher in the world can only teach a singer how to play the instrument they bring to the studio. Read more →

I do NOT want to hate.

Art can transform rage from a noxious poison into a purifying crucible for expression. Read more →