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The Online Singing Course Is Discontinued! Why???!
Saturday, March 15th, 2008Yes, it is true. The online singing course – The Captivating Singer – has been discontinued, and a lot of people who were planning to start the course are upset at me wondering why. Well, let me explain. And more importantly, let me explain how this is directly going to benefit you in a huge […]
Heath Ledger - Do Prescription Drugs Kill?
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008As you know, another tragic death hit the world’s newsstands and the not surprising cause is now official. Heath Ledger died at the young age of 28 from a deadly cocktail of prescription drugs.
The talk has been about the dangers of mixing the drugs, but perhaps we should talk about the reason for drugs in […]
American Idol - Vocal Cord Paralysis
Thursday, January 24th, 2008In this weeks’ episode of American Idol we were told about the contestant who had suffered vocal cord (or vocal fold) paralysis. So let’s talk about this condition – how it happens and what can be done.
Muscles only do what the nerves tell them to do, and when there is no nerve energy feeding the […]
Your 2007 Singing Voice
Sunday, December 30th, 20072007 is coming to an end and we are about to set things in motion to make 2008 our best year ever. Right? You bet 2008 is going to be your best year ever. But in order to make that happen we need to reflect - reflect on the year that has been. Rather than listing […]
California’s Wildfire - The Appreciation Of Oxygen
Thursday, October 25th, 2007My heart goes out to everyone affected by the California wildfires, including the many fire fighters working day and night with respiratory problems as likely consequences. I am not in any immediate danger of the fires, but the air quality is horrendous. Parks are closed, ash is falling from the sky ,and the light has […]
How Can I Learn To Sing High Notes Without Cracking Or Straining?
Monday, September 17th, 2007In 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, 2007A 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 […]
Remembering “The King of High Cs”
Friday, September 7th, 2007As 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, 2007Do 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 […]