How to Control Vibrato

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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

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 [...]

Answers to Your Audition Questions

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Click to Listen to Audio [display_podcast]   Shout Outs for Encouraging Singers If there’s one core reason I do what I do it’s to encourage other singers.  So in this episode of The Voice Club Podcast I give a special shout out to some of you who keep encouraging others on the blog.  This is [...]

Why Do I Go Sharp or Flat?

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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?

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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 [...]

A Professional Singers Story

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Click to Listen to Audio [display_podcast] 001 A Professional Singers Story from Kim Snyder on Vimeo.   Did you know that there are thousands of singers out there making a living with their voice without being ‘big stars’?  Hear The Voice Club coach’s story of  going from family performer to paid singer and how one [...]

How Do I Find a Good Voice Teacher?

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How do you find a good voice teacher? What should you ask? When should you run…FAST! The Voice Club’s Kim Snyder simplifies the process of finding a good teacher to take your voice to new heights.