Take a Deep Breath or Move?
Let’s face it, just the thought of going on stage can result in sweaty palms, increased tension in the body, elevated heart rate and racing thoughts…let alone what actually being backstage about to walk on feels like. Maybe you are someone who has walked out into the bright lights of the stage and simply stared […]
Don’t Suck it in, Push it down or Pooch it out.
Let’s talk about your belly and what it is doing when you move and when you sing. To start, I want to revisit the concept of core stability: When we have good core stability, we have a balance of strong muscles that live in close to the midline of the body combined with freedom of […]
Are we born breathing experts?
I get a little twitchy when I hear folx in the voice world declare that we are all born as breathing experts. Those same people are often heard telling us that babies offer us the finest example of good breathing. Infants have ribcages that are more triangular in shape and bones that are quite soft. […]
Are you stuck in a truth tunnel?
Earlier this week I listened to this podcast by Brooke Castillo where she talked about belief ceilings. Castillo explains belief ceilings as the beliefs we hold as facts, primarily because we’ve either thought them or spoken them out loud so many times that we hold them as truth. And, often, there is some truth to […]
Begin with Awareness
The process of making lasting change in our body or voice is a three step one…Awareness…Skill Building…Mastery. Step 1 is awareness. We cannot change anything until we are aware. I find myself saying that in every initial session and workshop I teach. Before we can build new skills and master them, we have to be aware […]
Are you asking a singer’s body for the impossible?
Have you ever asked a singer to raise their sternum, or told them to stand tall? Perhaps you’ve had them place three fingers or placed three of your fingers on their sternum and asked them to lift into your fingers? Maybe you’ve even had them roll shoulders up, back and down as a way of […]