I love Broadway musicals and I love singer-songwriters and their creativity and I love pop music. But frankly I’m getting a bit bored by it all. Why? Each genre has a vocal “sound” that has become the ideal and it seems that almost everyone sounds the same! What happened to unique voices? What happened to individuals […]
Can I Relax Enough to Breathe
How to Relax to Sing I love what I do every day! Last week I had the joy of teaching a Live Online Sing Like You Speak Class. We had singers from all over the world – Hong Kong, Rome, Geneva, and all around the US. Singing is the universal language. Such a thrill! One of […]
Singers Key Notes Interview with Hookist.com
I’m here to tell you about a brilliant new web platform, Hookist.com. You all know that the ‘hook’ of a song is the most memorable. Well, a Hookist is someone who writes successful hooks. Recently I interviewed Hookist.com CEO and co-founder, Meredith Collins (scroll down to watch the interview) who describes it as… Hookist is a collaborative […]
What is Your Vocal Warm Up Warming Up
Do you practice a vocal warm up routine? Are you aware of what your warm up is warming up? Seriously. Every time you sing, you are creating muscles memory for an exercise, a song, a specific pitch on a specific word. A good warm up warms up the muscles that naturally help you make a free […]
Singing Tip: What if You Talked Like You Sing?
Sing Like You Speak technique uses the natural ease and power of the speaking voice to ‘teach’ a singer how to sing just as easily and naturally. This is because most of us have some very strange habits around our singing. So ask yourself, “What if I talked like I sing?” As you will see […]