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- Fearless Voice Power - Most people tell me privately that they would love to be able to sing without fear, on pitch, without a hoarse throat or a nasal sound. But often they don't believe they can actually fulfill that private desire and therefore they don't want to even try or are too afraid to even try. But they keep privately wishing it were true. Somewhere in their early years, the message they got from parents, teachers, siblings or friends, convinced them that they were tone … [Read more...]

Singing Breath & Singing Mindset Approach to Song

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I gave a Skype lesson last night and realized that it would be good for you if I do a short article on the 4 things you truly need to coordinate when you start your tone or approach the singing notes from your song. Without doing them, will waste your singing breath, something that will not help you sing the way they want to. Very quickly then, here are the 4 things: Start the tone as soon as you start the exhale. In other words, don't "lock" your singing breath before you begin the … [Read more...]

Breathing for Learning How to Sing

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Breath and Breathing "There's another word for 'breathing.' It's inspiration, from the Italian 'inspirare.' To inspire means to inhale the air around you. I think Picasso's idea that inspiration comes from everywhere and everything tells it all, so pay attention to the way you breath. Make sure it's inspired!" - Joy Sikorski Breathing Basics Controlled Breathing - everything depends on how you breathe, how you control your breathing and how you use your diaphragm, intercostal and … [Read more...]

Anger and Singing

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Unresolved Anger and Singing Can Break Your Voice But it doesn't have to. There have been times in my life when a close trusted friend or family member said or did something that shattered my world and betrayed my trust, hurting me deeply, and I have allowed anger to make me do really really dumb things with my voice. They broke my heart so I wanted to break theirs. It's a normal human emotion, but it is unbelievably destructive, to everyone, but most importantly, it is destructive to … [Read more...]

Want Help With Your Breathing?

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How Yoga Breathing Works Yoga is a timeless method for obtaining optimum health through breathing exercises called pranayamas and muscle stretching exercises or positions called asanas. Prana='life force' Yama='self-discipline' Although yoga is considered to be a spritiual practice, many people, especially in the Western world, learn yoga more for its health benefits rather than its spiritual concepts. Basic yoga breathing exercises concentrate awareness on the length and power of your … [Read more...]

Are You Breathing Like A Baby?

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"Breathing should be as easy for you as it is for a baby, so get back to the basics and stop sweating it so much" - Joy Sikorski Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale....zzzzz....inhale, exhale.... Breathing is as natural as sleeping. Or is it? I love this picture because you can just feel how calm this baby's breathing is. No big effort, just breathe! Should be simple for adults too, right? After all, we were all babies once. So why is it sometimes so hard when it comes to breathing for … [Read more...]

Puckered Lips for Singing Breath

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Your Lips Matter For Singing Breathing Today I got an email from one of my YouTube followers asking me to explain in more detail what I mean by the shape of your lips for the Slow Leaky Tire exercise. Here is what she said: "....thank you for your wonderful videos!" "....unable to see clearly how the shape of your mouth is suppose to be when you do the leaky tire exercise. could you explain a little more in detail?" "....really appreciate it.... thanks!" So here is my quick answer. It's … [Read more...]

Nervous Singing – Nervous Shaking

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A few days ago, Jo asked me a question about what to do about getting nervous when singing in front of people so I'm answering with this article about the 3 major things that can help you overcome it. But first....I have a story to tell. Being anxious about singing is....OMG, so real, so painful, so....ok, now I am going to faint. No, seriously, I'm going to tell you a true story about how I fainted the first time I sang for a college recital when I was taking voice lessons and learning … [Read more...]

Dog Pant Exercise

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If you work on the Dog Pant exercise, you will improve your breathing for singing very quickly. … [Read more...]

Dog Pant for Breathing

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Dogs understand things simply. They get hot and they pant. They run hard and they pant. They get excited and they pant. Simple. Probably the most easy way you can learn to use your diaphragm well is to do the Dog Pant breathing exercise. Here's the easy thing to remember about how this works: Breath In = Diaphragm and belly go out Breath Out = Diaphragm and belly go in Another important thing to remember is to keep your shoulders relaxed as you breath in. Watch yourself in a mirror … [Read more...]

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