Permission to Play!
If your life is anything like mine, you find yourself at a playground multiple times a week. Now that my kids are a bit older and not in need of me pushing them on the swing or constantly spotting them as they climb structures, I find myself at playgrounds feeling as though there’s nothing for […]
Do you pay attention to yellow lights?
If the light turns yellow as you approach an intersection, what do you do? So often, we are either in a hurry or simply aren’t paying attention that we don’t see the yellow light as a sign to slow down. We either speed up or just keep driving along with minimal awareness of our surroundings. […]
What’s that shapewear doing for your voice?
Let’s say you’ve got a killer gig speaking or performing and you want to look your best on stage. You buy shapewear to wear under your carefully selected outfit thinking you are taking a step that will make you more confident on stage. Shapewear makers advertise to us the potential to eliminate our muffin top, […]
On Balance
For a number of years I held this picture of stacked rocks in my mind as a representation of balance. To me, the rocks meant it isn’t easy, but balance is achievable. And, once you get it, balance is a beautiful, serene, permanent state. This fall I’ve revised my thinking on balance. The stacked rocks […]
Pelvis Position and the Voice.
Should I tuck my pelvis or tilt my pelvis to get the right singing posture? To answer that question in one word: neither. Our bodies are more complicated than a one stop, static postural directive! I’ve read and heard a lot of advice offered from voice teachers saying to find proper posture for singing, we […]
Breath Holding
Have you ever wondered if you or one of your singers is a breath holder? It is more common than you might think and can be one of the factors contributing to vocal fatigue, tension and increased effort in producing the voice. While there may be pathology on the cords that contributes to these issues […]