I created this blog to provide singers with support and resources for vocal technique, artistry and career development. Over the past several months I’ve been enjoying some wonderful opportunities to carry out this mission in the broader vocal community – online, in print, and in person. It’s consumed a great deal of my time, so now that I am ready to resume blogging I thought I’d start by catching you up on what I have been doing lately. Read more →
Health
06/15/2014
02/25/2014
New York Workshop on Singing & Fitness
Join me in NYC on March 24th to learn how to optimize your alignment, breathing and stamina for singing. Read more →
12/03/2013
Expand Your Range by an Octave or More Using this One Weird Trick!
… and this weird trick was discovered by a Mom! Read more →
10/22/2013
The Diva Syndrome: Does a Singing Career Predispose You to Obesity?
Singers have the maintenance and performance needs of an athlete, a highly social career that has them continually surrounded by lavish food, and they tend to be deeply hedonistic by nature. Here are some strategies for designing healthy eating habits in the face of it all. Read more →
10/07/2013
A Mental Warm-Up
Sports science offers outstanding tools that can help anyone improve alignment, breathing and kinesthetic awareness. Like me, many singers unfortunately grow up with a poor relationship with fitness. If you look at fitness as an extension of what you do in the practice room, you can forge a new, empowering relationship with exercise. Read more →
05/02/2013
Some Long-Awaited Solutions
Don't build your technique around an armored instrument. Read more →
03/20/2013
Better Singing Through Technology: A Conversation with Professor David Ley
Professor David Ley discusses his methods employing vibrators to enhance vocal production. Read more →
01/28/2013
11/03/2011
How To Earn a Black Belt in Singing
An Eastern overhaul for our Western art form. Read more →
07/13/2011
Physical Warm-Ups for Singing
I respond to dance/fitness instructor Cindy Whitfield's inquiry about how to best physically prepare for singing. Read more →
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Books & Media
- The Naked Voice
- Anatomy of Movement
- The Science of Enlightenment
- Dynamics of the Singing Voice
- The Brain That Changes Itself
- Mastery
- Outliers
- The Talent Code
- How to Stop Acting
- The Artist's Way
- The War of Art
- Blandine Calais-Germain: Anatomy of Breathing
- Claudia Friedlander: Complete Vocal Fitness: A Singer’s Guide to Physical Training, Anatomy and Biomechanics