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Feel Better Now

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Ever feel like giving up?  On everything?  Or, at least your dreams? I sometimes do. Trying to bring my dreams to fruition so that I can help the world be a better place through singing and teaching others to sing is not easy. So what do I do? I sing. Why? Because singing makes me feel better. Why? Because singing is a proven method of increasing endorphins, those feel-good … [Continue reading...]

Calming Voice Activity

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A Calm Voice Is A Powerful Voice When you get stressed out, you stress your vocal cords, whether you realize it or not. The adrenaline in your system will tighten the muscles around your throat area and that tension will cause strain when you speak or sing. That can drain and/or destroy your vocal power because the damage done can eventually cause polyps and all sorts of vocal problems. That … [Continue reading...]

Reasons To Sing When Depressed

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Ever get discouraged or depressed? If you were honest and answered "yes" (at least the discouraged part), read on. If not, read anyway because you might be able to help someone else who has trouble with depression and discouragement. When you are depressed, the last thing you want to do is sing, right? But that is the time YOU NEED TO SING THE MOST! No way, you say?  That's stupid or lame? I … [Continue reading...]

Free Voice

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Ever Feel Like Your Voice Is Locked Up? I recently gave a couple of lessons to a wonderful woman named Susan. (No, that is not a picture of her!) She found me on my SingBabySing YouTube site and decided to contact me. It turns out that she started singing when she was 3 "all over the place" and at age 9-10 was chosen to sing opera in New York, but when she was a little bit older, she had some … [Continue reading...]

Singing With Good Vibrations

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Give Me Those Good Voice Vibrations Resonance Does It For best results, read this article before you watch the 2 videos below. People often ask me about how to get a good "ringing" sound in their voices. Others ask about the placement of the tongue when doing the "Silly Spinning Siren," with the "ng", so I would like to turn you on to a few things about resonance. First of all, if you want a … [Continue reading...]

Voice Anatomy Rocks!

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Yikes, these really are vocal cords! Muscles are the key By knowing where and what to relax and to tense, you will discover how to sing with power, freedom and expressive beauty, especially if you find yourself having trouble going up or down and don't know what what to do about it. How will you know where to search inside yourself for the answers if you don't even know what's going on in there? … [Continue reading...]

Singing Mastermind Voice Tips

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Welcome to my Singing Mastermind blog, a place to find timely and timeless articles and tips about how to sing and use your voice to its fullest potential.  Use the birdie buttons above to subscribe to my RSS and/or Twitter feeds to take full advantage of my updates and free resources. My goal is to bring you the best possible resources for your voice.  I am extremely passionate about the … [Continue reading...]