What is (good) Singing?

“How was the concert last night?” “Terrible!  Her recordings sound so much better than she sounds live!” or… “I love her voice!  She has such a beautiful tone.  I wish I could sing like that!” or… “He has a nice...

Going All In?

When I ask this question, “Are you going all in?”, a lot of you would answer with an emphatic “Yes! Of course I am!”  You may be taking voice lessons.  You may practice on occasion or even perform with regularity.  But I’m going to ask it...

My Misfortune Is Your Gain

When someone is beginning to learn how to sing or coming back to singing after a number of years, there are so many moving parts that it can quickly become overwhelming and cause even the most driven of singers to become faint at heart and confused.  When a new...

10 Reasons Why You Need Vocal Training

So many people out there have amazing singing voices, but if they never take the time to hone their vocal skills and learn vocal technique, they are one of the millions of wanna-be singers who are limited to singing in their bedroom, shower or car and potentially...
Posture vs. Body Alignment

Posture vs. Body Alignment

So which is it? Is it posture or body alignment? I’d like to think it is a mixture of both.  But for the sake of this post, I’ll talk mainly about body alignment.  Posture, for me, always brings up visions of a military officer.  It makes me immediately...