I want to warn you not to practice any breathing exercise to such an extent that you make your heart beat fast or feel like strangling. Overexercising the lungs is as bad as not exercising them enough and the results are often harmful. Like everything else in singing, you want to learn this gradually. Never […]
Even the best coaches have their limitations, and the truly great ones will let you know what they do and do not specialize in, as well as if and when the time has come for you to move on. – Jennifer Hamady, The Art of Singing
In the practice of slow breathing make sure that the lungs are as nearly emptied as possible on the expulsion of the breath before beginning a new inspiration, as this gives extra impetus to the fresh supply of air and strengthens all the breathing muscles. If this is not done, moreover, the effect is like […]
As a new member of the New York Singing Teachers’ Association I attended their annual Comparative Voice Pedagogy course, held at the Teacher’s College of Columbia University in New York City. Six Master Teachers, having themselves sung on some of the biggest stages around the world, presented their methodologies over the two day conference. Ranging […]
Musicians are more successful than non-musicians in learning to incorporate sound patterns for a new language into words. Children who are musically trained show stronger neural activation to pitch changes in speech and have a better vocabulary and reading ability than children who did not receive music training.” – article featured on The Science Daily […]
The would-be singer has to learn to control the tongue muscles and, above all things, to learn to relax the tongue and to govern it at will, so that it never stiffens and forms that hard lump which can be plainly felt immediately beneath the chin under the jaw. Mastery of the Tongue – Caruso […]
The vocal teacher who rebuild my shattered voice, Mr. Glen Pierce, believes that his constant involvement in music is part of the reason for his good health and longevity. As of this post, he is now 101 years old and in fantastic shape – all there mentally, walks without a cane, drives his car. He […]
“There might be people out there who are utterly musical, but don’t do anything with that skill or haven’t fully developed it” – Dr Daniel Mullensiefen, Goldsmiths College Read his short BBC Article HERE How musical are you? Takes 25 minutes on a computer with sound Test your rhythm, music memory and knowledge Take the […]
D. Bruce Moore was invited back as an Anthem Singer for the Winnipeg Goldeyes – no re-audition required. The Goldeyes regularly host American teams and require both anthems sung at the beginning of each game. Bruce has enjoyed to opportunity to sing for such a large crowd, and makes sure to lead “O Canada” in […]
The tongue is an enormous muscle compared with the other parts of the throat and mouth, and its roots particularly can by a slight movement block the passage of the throat pressing against the larynx. This accounts for much of the pinched singing we hear. – Mastery of the Tongue – Caruso and Tetrazzini
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