Creating Sensational Vocal Journeys
With the start of December and the sudden drop in temperature I wanted to have a month of blog posts dedicated to Vocal Health! With every new student, I stress the idea of vocal health in regards to the two tiny folds that are special to each individual human being. As someone who has a …
When I was young, my parents enrolled me in piano lessons, I quit when I was in 4th grade due to my lack of enthusiasm (my parents made me do it to – it was a very grown up moment.) At age 12, I began voice lessons, which I fell in love with and well, …
Happy Thanksgiving from the Starling Voice Studio!
In my studio, I have students who are constantly preparing for auditions. In and outside of lesson time, we are in constant communication, trying to find new repertoire to build their books. In the vast world that is musical theatre it is tough to narrow down various genres as well as binder tabs, but by …
Many people stretch before singing, but are you stretching long enough? Are you stretching the correct muscles? Our main concern is usually our neck – to start- we stumbled upon this very simple video you can add to your daily warm-up routine by Dan Inglis (and it’s under 4 minutes!) Try this a couple of …
This past week, I had my first meeting with the NATS New York City Chapter Mentorship Program. (NATS = National Association Of Teachers Of Singing) I am one of eight mentees and am paired with a NATS NYC Board member. Our first meeting included nerding about recent vocal pedagogy along with a listening game of …
I’ve had this discussion several times in the past month with different students as we together choose music to build their books. Many people, including myself, have the idea that when you walk into the room auditioning for a role – the people behind the table are expecting you to be the character. This, in …
I wanted to post one of my favorite “spooky” songs – “This Is Halloween” from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Enjoy!
Dr. Reena Gupta states “The “textbook” answer is that regardless of how it is inhaled, every inhaled agent has an ability to damage the voice.” Read the rest of the article here and decide for yourself.
Many of my students ask me to explain harmonics versus formants, the tricky thing is – that is hard to explain in a short amount of time. Thankfully – Voice Science Works (is awesome) and has an incredible webpage that breaks it down for everybody!! Check it out!