It has been a decade since I’ve had a voice lesson. A decade since I’ve had that first lesson where you warm up a bunch beforehand, are a little nervous, prepare a voice lesson folder, meet a new teacher and have no idea if you are going to click with then. A decade since I have put my voice into someone else’s hands. It’s a scary thing to do and but exciting when it’s...
I’ve been reading a lot of Brene Brown recently. If you aren’t familiar with her books, they are fantastic. She is a researcher in the field of psychology. Most of her research deals with shame and vulnerability. Two very debilitating feelings. My two favorite books of hers are “Daring Greatly” and “Gifts of Imperfection.”
The reason I think these two are so...
Recently, I attended a workshop about using external vibration to encourage the vocal cords. The technique is called the Vibrant Voice technique and it’s by a professor from the University of Alberta, Canada named David Ley. It’s an interesting concept and has been around for a really long time but 50 years ago we didn’t have handheld vibration devices.
The concept is pretty simple. ...