How Do I Cure My Morning Voice?
Morning voice is a common problem for singers. After a night of sleep, your voice pitch can tend to sound raspy and deeper. Although we all experience a croaky hoarse
Episode 273 – Don’t Miss Your Breakthroughs
In this episode, John talks about mindset around major vocal breakthroughs and how arriving at our "big" goals is a good thing, but only focusing on big wins can cloud
Episode 272 – Singing and Weight Loss With Jeff Alani Stanfill
In this episode, John talks with Jeff Alani Stanfill, an accomplished vocal coach, and singer, about how weight loss can affect someone's singing voice. Episode Highlights: Jeff talks about his musical
What Causes Singing Strain or Pain?
A sore throat from singing will strike fear in most singers, and for a good reason. Feeling irritation, strain, or pain during or after singing can be the signs of
Lip Trills – Vocal Warmup
A very popular warm-up exercise is the "lip trill" or the "lip bubble." This is an excellent vocal exercise for all levels of singers to gently warm up the voice
Episode 271 – Getting Back to Basics
In this episode, John talks about how breaking down your vocal study to the core elements and getting back to basics can solidify fundamental vocal techniques and essentially lead to
Episode 270 – The Problem of High-Level Concepts
In this episode, John talks about how in this day and age, although we have access to so much information, sometimes trying to apply high-level knowledge before learning core concepts
Your Path to Better Singing
Whether you are a beginner singer or an established professional vocalist, this topic will come up throughout one's vocal journey: "How to get better at singing." Putting all of the pieces
Top Five Vocal Techniques for the Beginner Singer
For the beginner singer, it is essential to understand WHY we want to develop proper singing techniques. Depending on the student and where they might be in their vocal journey,