Dive into real-world reflections and behind‑the‑scenes learnings from voice teaching sessions. This section reveals practical tips, technique breakthroughs, rehearsal strategies, and common challenges singers face—straight from the studio. Whether you’re preparing for a first lesson, overcoming a vocal hurdle, or curious about coaching methods, these insights give you a clear, expert lens on singing lessons in action.
Over the years of training hundreds of singers voices, I’ve noticed that lessons tend to follow similar structures depending on what that specific singer needs in that particular session. There’s different patterns that tend to appear, and while the exact shape and structure of each session will vary, I have noticed four broad categories of
Whether you are singing professionally or just for fun, you may relate to this situation. You’re singing along, maybe a few songs deep, and you find yourself squeezing a little too hard for a note. You make the note, it doesn’t sound bad, but it doesn’t feel great. But then the next line doesn’t feel
How to Move the Needle: Moving Past “Mediocre” A friend recently reached out to me with a goal for the next few years: they wanted to stop being “mediocre” at his music practice. They listed guitar, piano, drums, and singing. The realisation had hit them that music brought them such joy (I can relate!), and
I’ve written about vocal mechanics from a number of different angles, but here I want to hit a specific issue directly. The number of women who come to me wanting to “fix” their break or find more power is striking. Some arrive with issues around pitch or stamina, but for the vast majority, the primary
Why Men Struggle to Sing High Notes I’ve written about this topic from a number of different angles, but here I want to hit it directly. The number of men who come to me wanting to improve their range is striking. Yes, some arrive with issues around pitch, stamina, or general vocal weakness, but for
An astute question was asked by a singer recently. They noticed something in their own practice that prompted them to ask “do singers get bored of singing the same songs?“. The short (and imprecise) answer is “yes”, it’s very common. When you are working on the same songs to polish them to a high standard,
I was teaching someone this week and the topic of singing confidence came up. There are several articles on my site pertaining to confidence in singing, but I don’t think I’ve talked specifically about this topic of gaining confidence in one’s singing. Do you relate to this experience? For some, they’ve never felt confident in
There are things I wish I knew before I started singing lessons. If you have ever started down a path of learning in a given discipline, I’m sure there’s things you look back on and think “I wish I had known THAT back at the beginning”. Those moments that make you slap your forehead and
