I’ve been reading a book full of stories that come from the Irish verbal tradition of storytelling. And if you know any true Irish, you know how they love their stories. The inspiration and some actual phrases in this article of mine are taken from one such story written down in Frank Delaney’s book Ireland. […]
Singing in the Groove on the Beat
Last week I had a student who was in the process of recording a scratch demo of an original song. Lydia – not her real name – came to her lesson with an mp3 of the demo for me to critique. Her comment – and I agreed – was that she was behind the beat. […]
Singing As A Rhythm Instrument
I have a voice student who was first a percussionist. However, his knowledge of drumming and feeling the beat has not yet translated into his singing. I found this very curious until I realized that he was not using his lyrics rhythmically. He was not saying the lyrics clearly and precisely nor was he saying […]
Woman of Substance Radio Interview
Take the next 45 minutes and listen and learn with the Female Entrepreneur Musician Podcast with Bree Nobel interviewing me, Sally Morgan. Enjoy! #singlikeyouspeak About Sally Morgan “This is the most genius singing technique of all time. Absolutely amazing. You made singing seem so simple and fun without strain and extra vocal things that we […]
End Singing BS
Putting an End to Singing Myths A myth is BS. A myth is a Belief System that has no basis in fact. Basically, it just ain’t so. Singing myths are normal. Unfortunately, the result – the physical response of your instrument – is not normal, natural singing. Let’s begin by agreeing on some truths of […]