I have written a Beginners Guide to a Home studio on a budget, and also written a follow-up guide on the next steps for those with a home studio. I had a few people email in reply, some of whom were grateful for the advice. But it struck me that some of you might not […]
A few years ago, I made this guide on putting together a recording studio together for under £500. I update that guide a couple of times each year to reflect any changes in approach, or bits of tech that I’ve found that work well. This guide is actually one of the most read articles on
Voice Projection – Why It’s Difficult and What You Can Do I often receive messages from people having issues with their ‘voice projection’. One common instance is people who require their voice to be strong for their work. This week, I thought I’d talk about one such case so you can understand what they were
In this article I want to talk about what it takes to build a singing voice to have for the rest of your life. Clients of all ages ask about this, and so I thought it was worth going into a few fundamental precepts that I think are relevant to voices at all stages. If
The Vocal Challenges Facing Different Voice Types: A Complete Guide When it comes to understanding your voice, it’s easy to get caught up in surface-level metrics: your vocal range, how high or low you can sing, or what genres seem best suited to your voice. But these markers are only meaningful after training—and they can
Can you learn to sing if you are tone deaf? I get a lot of clients come to me because they’ve been told they sing out of tune, or that they are not especially tuneful. Many of these believe they are “tone deaf”, and cannot sing in tune. But is this true? Can you learn
I wanted to talk in this article about the unparalleled importance of consistency when practicing. I’m not just talking about the regularity of when you practice, but consistency in the QUALITY and essence of your practice. Let me explain. In a book I’ve recommended before, author and table tennis champion Matthew Syed tells this story
The topic of ‘falsetto’ comes up a lot in lessons. Questions such as “what is falsetto? when should I use falsetto? SHOULD I even do it? Where is it useful?”, etc. I’ve had clients ask me whether I even like it when singers sing in falsetto, as I’ve often given the impression that I don’t.
