I go to a reasonable number of music events. I listen to a wide variety of different performers, at different skill levels. And it’s led to some stark thoughts about genuine validation. What astounds me, is how often a crowd goes wild for something that is really not that great, and remains silent for music […]
The Million Dollar Question: how DO you get better at singing? Despite what all the YouTube singing videos out there say, it’s really not about quick hacks or sudden bursts of effort. It’s also not “just something you’re born with”. The answer is the same one that drives success in investing, athletics, and business: consistent
I was having a conversation with a client this week about finding songs that sound good in their voice, and making them sound good. While we targeting songs specific to them, I wanted to try and collate my general thoughts on this into one article for them and others. The Harsh Reality There’s no easy
This topic is one that is discussed more or less every week in sessions. We do an exercise with a singer or work on a song, and the singer’s perception is wildly out of kilter with how it actually sounds. Sometimes this is because they sang amazingly but the internal sensations seemed unusual. Other times
I had a discussion with a singer recently, regarding some issues they struggle with in their voice, and what they were looking to achieve. In particular, this singer was struggling with the very basics of their voice. Yet they were frustrated that, after only a few months of vocal training, they weren’t just able to
If you have ever tried singing your favourite songs, you’ve probably recognised that some are harder than others. You may have even found that some have near identical range, and yet some feel utterly unachievable. But what makes some songs hard to sing? Why should this be? I regularly speak with clients at my Nottingham
How loud should I be singing? The Ideal Volume for Singing This week, in my vocal coaching studio in Nottingham, I’ve had some VERY different singers in for back-to-back sessions. Some have had lighter voices with an abundance of range and ease, while others are weightier voices that operate well at much higher intensity levels.
One of the biggest (fallacious) objections I have encountered against formal voice training, is that it is formulaic and limits artistry. This objection is one I tend not to hear too much these days, but I used to many years ago. Usually it was overly set-in-their-ways artists/aspiring artists, and they’d want my help, but they
