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FREEDOM + CONTROL = SUCCESSFUL SINGING

I love the concept of FREEDOM UNDER CONTROL.  It applies to most areas of our lives including social interaction, eating, our spiritual lives and most definitely singing. When a singer has vocal freedom there is no restriction caused by bad mechanics.  The voice doesn’t tire, and the notes at both extremes of the range are…

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WHAT IF YOU WERE ALWAYS BEING RECORDED?

24/7 RECORDING? What if every word you spoke and sang at home, in the car, in rehearsal and in performance was recorded? Then, at the end of the day you would be given an evaluation of how you did in areas with your tone quality, appropriate volume, clarity of your words, use of breath and…

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HAVEN'T SUNG FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW YOU ARE?

A SINGER RECENTLY WROTE: After being a worship leader for many years I had a season of very little singing.  Now I’m back to leading worship and teaching again. Moice tires easily and has gotten a bit “fuzzy,” compared with what it used to be.  I might add that I’m not getting any younger and…

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VOICE PROTECTION for TEACHERS and SPEAKERS

Every Fall I get emails from teachers complaining of voice fatigue, and sometimes even voice loss.  In these next few minutes I’ll share some ideas and exercises that are good for teachers, salesmen, pastors and anyone who uses their voice consistently throughout the day. To begin with, remember that what we call “the voice,” is…