Many people ask me about the psychology of singing… …in particular they ask about the psychology of singing by way of posing the question: ‘do you think your emotions affect your ability to sing?’ The answer is obviously yes, and there’s virtually no-one who’d disagree with this. There’s also lots of content out there on […]
If you find your voice inconsistent one day to the next… I wanted to talk about this topic given how many bugs are going round at the moment, just to help you understand why these things can affect our voices so significantly. I’ve talked before about students who find their voice inconsistent from day to
Want to find the Quickest Route to Your Goal? Let’s get a plan together first I attended the National Entrepreneur’s Convention at the end of this week, and it was jam-packed full of stuff to make your head hurt and your business grow. I love what I do, and I’m always looking for ways to
Prompted by a discussion on Twitter with some worship leaders, I wanted to put together a short primer on WHY it’s so common for worship leaders to lose their voices, and how to avoid that… as well as making songs easier to sing for the congregation. Here are the top 3 tips to follow if
How to practice singing? It’s been a while since I did a series, so here is a 3 parter to help you understand how to better work on your voice. Every student I teach asks me how to practice singing, and which songs they should work on… and it seems quite straightforward a question, and
U2? and a Gospel Choir? I was at a training event recently, and as part of this I did some testing. Some of those tests involve teaching people I’ve NEVER met or even heard sing before, and I have 20 minutes to make them sound better in that time. Pleased to say I passed! Another
Josh Groban was a drummer? So, believe it or not, I don’t get THAT much Josh Groban brought in to the teaching studio… quite surprising given how great Josh’s voice is and how popular he is. Nevertheless! Here is a great video someone posted on a forum I’m a member of. Turns out Josh studied
How to get high notes? This is possibly THE most common question I get asked ‘Mark, how do I get to those high notes? can you make it easy for me?’ The answer is ‘I’ll show you’ and ‘yes’, but I want to talk a little about a common culprit and little known issue that
