Singing in a group, ensemble or choir can be challenging. How do you make the group sound great without losing your own identity of a singer? How can you use it to improve your own skills? You’ll be surprised at the answers in this episode of The Voice Club’s Sing Out Proud Podcast Ready to [...]
How to Sing Like a Loser in 3 Easy Steps
January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Making Hard-to-Sing Notes Easy
October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Singing Better Bottom Notes
October 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
3 Steps to Having a Hot Voice in the Cold
October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
How to Control Vibrato
October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Click to Listen to Audio [display_podcast] How vibrato works Your vocal cords are moved by groups of muscles that surround them Vibrato happens when the muscles pulse; think of a baby bouncing on a mother’s knee Any sound that does that is a vibrato. But who wants to sound like that? The Secret [...]
Do It Yourself (DIY) Singing Lessons
September 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Click to Listen to Audio [display_podcast] Can You Learn to Sing Better on Your Own? YES: Practice and experience WILL develop the voice you have DO IT: If you have some good direction and you don’t have a need for immediate improvement NO: If you’re singing with bad vocal technique or in any way that [...]
My Voice is Back from the Grave
September 10, 2011 By 2 Comments
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. [...]
Why Do I Go Sharp or Flat?
August 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Click to Listen to Audio [display_podcast] Does Missing Notes Mean Your Tone Deaf? Every year on American Idol, we see the people who come to audition who really believe that they can sing and they just can’t. I always feel really bad for them because, I mean, did their mother not love them enough to [...]
Why Does it Hurt When I Sing?
August 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
Click to Listen to Audio [display_podcast] The Kinds of Singing Pain That Signals Trouble Ahead We are about halfway through the summer and I just completed a long road trip. Did you notice that everyone in the world seems to be doing construction during the holiday? Everything is closed down from three lanes to [...]
