Help, inspiration and instruction for singers like you
You can trill with the best of them. You can flip into that light airy pop sound without even thinking about it. And your gritting rock tone could rival the roar of a wild animal. You have arrived, right? Not so fast, my singing ninja friend. Wanna know if you’re really a good singer? Wanna [...]
Let’s face it, anyone can sing. Granted some are better than others and some are a little worse than they give themselves credit for but science backs up the fact that 98% of us can sing at some level and have the ability to learn the muscle coordination to sing well. So what makes you [...]
It’s crazy to me to look back on all the ways I used to try to reach hard-to-get-at notes all those years before I knew better. Even when I was gigging and people would remark how amazing my power notes were, I was thinking “oh yeah? THAT was a crap shoot! You and I are [...]
High power notes might get all the attention but the unsung hero of a great vocal range is the bottom end. After all, no one knows just how high you can go if they don’t know where you started! Hitting Bottom Where is the bottom of your range? Well, it can vary slightly depending on [...]
Fall is here! That means those outdoor gigs and singing opportunities are going to challenge more than just your performing skills. The reality is that your voice simply does not sing as well when it’s left out in the cold. Don’t think so? Just consider that happens to the rest of you the first day [...]
It’s o.k. to admit it. Sometimes we all get a little freaked out about performing in front of people. I guess you could say it’s just part of the gig. Stage fright is much more common among performers than you might think. Barbra Streisand has such intense stage fright that her entire choreography is built [...]
It’s official; online auditions are starting up for season 2 of The Glee Project on Oxygen. Winners from last years show can now be seen on this season of Glee. How do you get YOUR shot? If you’re 18 or over and can convincingly portray a high school student this might just be the perfect [...]
In our Indie Project series, we’re following Monica, a young artist just starting out. The goal is to make the biggest impact with the least amount of money possible. It CAN be done! We’ve finished the first step of establishing our artist identity. Now it’s time to get it on the web. What? We’re not [...]
Hidden in the depths of my blog is my personal journey of vocal damage from acid reflux. In the past three years I’ve gone from being fine to being told my voice was going to disappear forever to having surgery, almost dieing and surviving organ damage only to have them damage my right vocal cord. [...]
The first season of The X-Factor airs September 21st. Many of you have auditioned for The X-Factor among the sea of other singing contest TV shows; all of them with their familiar bench of judges. But do you realize that judges go through a similar process? Just like singers are typecast for a show [...]
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Kim Snyder, the Performers Personal Trainer and creator of The Voice Club has shared the stage with major label artists, has been heard on jingles campaigns for The Kansas City Royals, Anderson Erickson and as the voice of the Sprint phone, Hallmark, Disney, and the NFL. She's also a network level audio producer.
