Archive for September, 2007

The Secret To Paul Potts’ Voice

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article in my newsletter "Empowered Voice" about Paul Potts’ remarkable performance in Britain’s Got Talent .  You can watch Paul Potts’ first audition here  I adressed the freedom he has when he sings, and while many singers engage in trying to control and force the sound (especially high […]

How Can I Learn To Sing High Notes Without Cracking Or Straining?

Monday, September 17th, 2007

In my ongoing attempt to serve the singing community I will on this blog answer subscriber questions as often as my time allows. As a subscriber, please submit your question to the email address given to you as a subscriber benefit. For starters, here is one of the most common questions:
How can I learn to sing […]

Kinesthetic Awareness For Rapid Learning And Healing

Monday, September 17th, 2007

A skilled pianist has trained to be able to move two fingers with incredible speed (as in a trill) while still being able to maintain complete relaxation in the rest of the hand. If a beginner piano player attempts the same fast trill, the entire hand will undoubtedly tense up. Tension will probably even spread […]

The Reason You Don’t Want To Sound Good When You Sing – Part 2

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

In the previous post “The Reason You Don’t Want To Sound Good When You Sing – Part 1” I spoke about the mindset that enables us to experience a new level of freedom. We gain this freedom in conjunction with developing our kinesthetic awareness. Once we start experiencing how it “feels” physically to let out […]

Remembering “The King of High Cs”

Friday, September 7th, 2007

As I’m about to launch my blog, the world is hit with the news of the passing of Luciano Pavarotti. 

I remember clearly the first time I first heard his voice. I was in the beginning of my professional career and hanging out backstage in the theatre when a cast member was walking around with a […]

The Reason You Don’t Want To Sound Good When You Sing - part 1

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Do you want to sound good when you sing?

A not so brilliant question it may seem. Of course you want to sound good. Sounding good is what makes singing enjoyable – both for the singer and listener, and making you sound good should be the purpose of taking singing lessons. Right?
This thinking seems reasonable and it […]

The launch of my “voice and performance” blog!

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Yes, the time has come. I’m catching up with the 21st century and am, as of today, starting my blog. Here I will provide tips, news and advice on voice, communication and performance as well as other miscellaneous ramblings. Please feel free to add your comments and help make this blog interactive. In addition to […]