There are a handful of different aspects of our voice that have to be in place in order to sing well. One of these is having good cord closure. But what is cord closure? Cord Closure describes the process by which your vocal cords come together to create sound. If we have the desired thin […]

We’ve already discussed the importance of resonance space and how that openness is what creates the fullness of your sound. But, I wanted to take a moment to break this “how to sing openly” thing down in a different way, so that hopefully it’d click with a different group of singers. So, in this article, […]

The best voice teachers know that teaching technique is like trying to hit a moving target. There are many different aspects of a singers voice that must be balanced in order to reach ones full potential, and no two students are alike. This, to me, is why some voice teachers are wildly successful with certain […]

This video is a must see for anyone wanting to learn how to sing well. You see, there are two different parts of our voice that we as singers must learn to train and develop. One is more technical, the other is more artistic. This video helps shed some light on these two different aspects […]

There are two completely different parts of your voice that you must train when you’re learning to sing. One is more scientific, where the other is more artistic. Learn more by watching the video below.   Love it? Hate it? Think I left something out? Add your thoughts in the comment section below, and of […]

Ok, so I had a student earlier this week that was struggling to sing a faster song. So, I set out to devise a little system that could help me to accomplish just this, and in my development process, I came up with The Three Factors of Flow. Do these 3 things well, and you’ll not only be […]

Summer’s winding down and to the competing younger singer, that can means only one thing… Fair Season Approaches. Personally, I never invested much stock in this type of competition because it isn’t something that’s helpful on a resume, but it is performance experience and the winners often walk away with some prize money, so what’s […]

If you’ve ever sang in a choir before, you’ve probably heard your director say something along the lines of, “Sing on the vowels.” But what exactly does that mean? As with most everything one learns, there are a few different levels of understanding that we go through before we have an epiphany that leads us […]

This was actually one of my first videos that I shared with my community of singers, and it’s on how to breathe when singing. Check it out. My final caution to anyone watching this video is this. Breathing should not be the entirety of any vocal technique. The breath is merely the gas on which […]

It’s time to set the record straight. It’s time to get past all these myths about singing, and how many hoops you have to jump through to do it. It’s time to get past all the fluff and BS associated with “proper technique,” and work in a direction that actually serves you as a singer, […]