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A Crucial Singing Lesson from A Tight Rope Artist

August 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
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It’s probably a little sad that we haven’t taken our two youngest kids to the circus until this week. They’re 11 and 12, so I thought most of the dazzle of the incredible Barnum and Baily Zing Zang Zoom show would be lost on them. So I was surprised to see the same wide eyed wonder in their eyes I would’ve expected at 5. Then reality set in. As the tight rope walkers finished their first amazing balancing act I heard my son say “Ah, I just wanna see somebody fall.” Two routines in, he got his wish.

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Swimming Pools, Movie Stars and Another Trip to the Doctor

August 20, 2009 By 3 Comments
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My fellow SLS instructors agree it’s time to get a real pro to weigh in on the vocal pain I’ve been having. And I couldn’t ask for a bigger pro than the doctor Nassari who has helped a multitude of million dollar voices.

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Working on My Broken Voice

August 14, 2009 By 20 Comments
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If you’ve ever had vocal damage, this story is probably a little familiar to you. I’m really frustrated with my damaged voice. In fact, many times (a day) I want to quit altogether… a little hard since I’m a vocal coach and I make my living as a vocalist and voice talent, but lately I really really want to.

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Highlights from the Kidstarz Showcases

August 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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It’s hard as a teacher to really enjoy the moment when you’re a cog in the machine, so now that I’ve caught my breath a bit I wanted to share my experience at the showcase concerts.

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The Funeral Singer

August 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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I’m a big fan of singing every opportunity you get. After all, singers sing! Almost every major singer that ever was started by taking every opportunity that existed in their neighborhood before they moved on to bigger stages. But whether you have aspirations of a major music career or not, there’s another, and I think better, reason to take the ‘small jobs’.

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Vocal Surgery? What My Doctor Said.

August 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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So I went in for the video laryngoscope that the throat specialist requested before operating on my right vocal cord that was damaged in my last surgery.  It was confirmed that my right cord is swollen and possibly has a node or a cyst.   (In the picture, the cords show up reversed so the right [...]

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Not My Vocal Cords… Again!

August 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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After my latest surgery in June I noticed pain in the right side of my throat and that I was missing almost a half an octave from my range. It became painful to speak. A throat specialist did a nasal scope and discovered a bump on my right vocal cord that we think resulted from my vocal cord being nicked by the breathing tube during my last surgery. After all of this, my vocal cords are more damaged than ever!

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