Hi singers! Is anyone else feeling like your jaws are clamped shut after years of singing with a mask? I get it! Here’s an exercise to help you open back up in the right way. It’s super simple. Open the mouth like you’re saying “aaaahh.” Put your index fingers against
Your inhalation is your preparation for your singing phrase, but some hidden tension might be sneaking into that breath action. Today’s exercise will help you separate the physical action of the breath from a locking action in the soft palate. This is a sneaky problem for lots of singers that
Hi singers! I know that YOU know that practice is the way to improve your singing, but many singers get stuck wondering how to get started and exactly what to do. But practicing is not rocket science, and I’ve created a 101-level Singing Practice roadmap to show you exactly how
If you have a little weak spot on the low end of head voice, today’s exercise will use glottal onsets help you to strengthen and brighten it. You’ve probably had the experience of singing down through the strongest part of head voice and then finding yourself wallowing in the area
High notes can be such a challenge. It can seem impossible to move onto them without tension, and with our breath support and airflow intact! Today I want to show you a series of exercises that will help you release your neck muscles, approach the high notes with momentum, and
If you’re clenching up in the belly and not getting a lot of breath support, you might be overactive in the upper abdominals. Today’s book breathing exercise will help you keep your breath down low! This is an OLD SCHOOL exercise – I learned it as a teenager, and haven’t
Start the new year right – with strong, grounded support right where it belongs. If you’ve ever wondered what breath support is supposed to feel like, this is the exercise for you. We’ll engage the low abdominal muscles to feel their strength and then decouple that engagement from tightening in
If improving your singing is on your list of New Year’s Resolutions, today’s video is most definitely for you! Today I’m introducing a series that will begin on January 1, 2022. Every day for the month of January, I’ll be posting a short exercise to build the fundamentals of better
Decrescendo without tightening up or wiping out? It IS possible . . . with the power of the rolled R! This resonance exercise will help you sustain or execute a clear crescendo and decrescendo with breath support. Raise your hand if any of these sound familiar: Your decrescendo is just
Hi Singers! As we start to wind down 2021, I’m sharing the exercise I used more than any other when warming students up in voice lessons . . . the #1 Voice Exercise of 2021 is Bi Bi Ba!! This gets the breath going and then attaches the voice, switching