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Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
Interview With Mark Thress - Classical vs Contemporary Voice
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today I interview Mark Thress… classical singer and teacher, voice science researcher, entrepreneur and colleague. He and I have been trading vocal lessons for about a year. Listen to this episode to hear us share our explorations and findings concerning the similarities and differences in contemporary and classical singing and teaching, as well as how cross-training can help both.
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Find Mark Thress and his services at his Facebook page, Instagram @MarkThress and website.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
A video of one of our vocal lesson exchanges. (Watch us teach each other!)
Subjects covered in this episode include:
How we met and our intention behind trading lessons.
Similarities and differences between the genres of classical and contemporary singing.
How all art is about effectively and authentically communicating a message to the one heart.
Subtle technical differences in formal and contemporary genres in performance focus, creating volume, using self-compression, facial expressions, vowel lengths, vibrato, the need for mic technique or to fill the hall acoustically, conveying emotion without pushing.
How “less is more” in contemporary music, while continuity in sound is important in classical music.
Ways cross training can benefit both contemporary and classical voice.
Issues students typically have when trying to cross these genres and perform them authentically.
Using tools such as a trampoline or bosu ball to loosen the body and increase access to breath and tone, as well as a coffee straw or balloon for warming up.
How 'pulling' helps both contemporary and classical singing.
How both coaches have improved each other's voices.
Saturday Jan 05, 2019
Lessons On Courageous Creativity From New Zealand
Saturday Jan 05, 2019
Saturday Jan 05, 2019
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is Courageous Creativity of New Zealand. Listen to this podcast episode to learn about the unique and breathtaking creativity I found during my New Zealand trip, and to find inspiration for your own expanded possibilities.
This podcast is now playing at iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, . Subscribe and don't miss an episode... and please leave a review where you like to listen! REVIEWS ARE MUCH NEEDED and APPRECIATED!
If you’d like help with exploring your voice’s potential, or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Christchurch Street Art
Dance-O-Mat
Flat White Coffee
Kumara potatoes
Start City Mall
Eye Language of Sheep Dogs
Rachael Leahcar
Glow Worm Caves
Maori Culture
Hobbiton
Photos from my New Zealand adventure
Tuesday Feb 06, 2018
Heal Your Spirit, Find Your Voice Interview With Life Coach Terry Smith
Tuesday Feb 06, 2018
Tuesday Feb 06, 2018
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is my interview with founder of Coaching Life Matters Dr. Terry S. Smith. We talked about how psychology affects voice... about how healing the spirit lets you find your unique and authentic voice, as well as a much better life.
This podcast is now playing at iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio. Subscribe and don't miss an episode... and please leave a review where you like to listen! REVIEWS ARE MUCH NEEDED and APPRECIATED!
If you’d like more information to powering and protecting your singing and speaking voice, check out Power, Path & Performance vocal training at www.judyrodman.com.
You can find Terry S. Smith for help and to donate to his highly recommended nonprofit at www.coachinglifematters.com.
Points covered in this interview include:
Terry’s background - his dysfunctional childhood and adolescence, his deep questioning, and his spiritual quest for truth.
How he used singing to find joy, to connect to his inner being, to create brain endorphins, and to question what is real.
The power of gratitude.
What Terry experienced in vocal lessons.
Terry’s training in listening helps people learn to listen to their own voice and questions.
Three core beliefs that determine our actions: security & survival, protection & esteem (love), power & control.
How finding true voices can help successful entertainers can avoid feeling fake.
Terry’s core method of life coaching is mapping people’s stories. His coaching initiates the healing power of understanding your own story.
The parts education, process, discipline and decision plays in healing and finding the true self and voice.
How we act from the 12 year old inside who was wounded. How children are the best recorders and worst interpreters.
95% of people’s behavior can come from believing the lie that they are not worthy of love.
God as compost maker
Be careful what you’re looking for (you’ll find it). Look for truth with an open mind. Look in your history for those who validated and affirmed you.
How authenticity can power songs and speeches.
A conversation between Peter and Jesus.
The power of living out of knowing you are loved.
The impact of enlightened voices on others.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
coachinglifematters.com
Sunday Jan 01, 2017
About
Sunday Jan 01, 2017
Sunday Jan 01, 2017
Judy Rodman is an award winning vocal coach, session
singer, recording artist, stage & multimedia performer, songwriter, author,
studio producer and public speaker. Named ‘Best Vocal Coach” by
NashvilleMusicPros and "Vocal Coach in Residence, August 2013" by TC
Helicon's VoiceCouncil
Magazine, Based in Nashville, Judy teaches her vocal training method
“Power, Path and Performance”™ to singers and speakers nationally and
internationally in her office, by phone and online.
She is a published author
with several professional vocal courses and contributor to industry books and
magazines; her “All Things Vocal”
blog has over 1 million views and her All
Things Vocal podcast is available at iTunes, Google Play and Amazon. With thousands of studio credits as staff jingle singer,
session singer on decades of hit records including her own, Judy can regularly
be found in the recording studio producing tracks or producing vocals as part
of other production teams, as well as creating arrangements and singing
background vocals.
Judy has had #1 records as
artist, songwriter and producer and won ACM “New Female Vocalist” and BMI
Millionaire awards. She teaches major label and indie recording artists,
touring and studio background singers, public speakers and voiceover talent. She
is the premier vocal coach for PCG Nashville Talent Development Agency. Her clients have appeared on The Today Show, Letterman,
Degeneres, The Voice, American Idol, AGT, Grammys, CMA, ACM & MTV Awards,
NYT Best Seller list. She is
member of NATS, SAG-AFTRA, AFofM, BMI.
Learn more at… www.judyrodman.com
Tuesday Dec 27, 2016
12 Vocal Resolutions to Rock Your Year
Tuesday Dec 27, 2016
Tuesday Dec 27, 2016
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is 12 Vocal Resolutions for the new year. Listen to this podcast episode to learn 12 commitments you can make to significantly improve your voice next year.
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If you’d like help raising the mastery level of your live performances, or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performancevocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.
Subjects covered in this episode include:
Resolve to assess the state of your voice.
Resolve to do something about your weakest vocal area.
Resolve to warm up and warm down your voice
Resolve to address your speaking voice.
Resolve to get out of your comfort zone.
Resolve to improve something you already do well.
Resolve to study some masters of your genre.
Resolve to set goals for your vocal performances.
Resolve to have and nourish a small circle of trusted friends.
Resolve to take better care of yourself physically, mentally and spiritually
Resolve to sing fearlessly.
Resolve to be a better listener.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
absolutely intend and expect
next most important thing
ENT fellowship trained specializing in voice
pitch practice
warm up correctly,
causes of your vocal cord abuse
saving your speaking voice
Immerse yourself to study the vocal nuances
pursue a serious vocal career
signup
STOP SMOKING
Todoist
All Things Vocal Training group on Facebook
Tuesday Aug 23, 2016
Why You Should NOT Sing From Your Diaphragm
Tuesday Aug 23, 2016
Tuesday Aug 23, 2016
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is: Why you shouldn't sing from your diaphragm. Listen to this podcast episode to discover why this mistaken concept is wrong and dangerous for the voice, and where you should power your voice from instead.
Subscribe to this podcast at iTunes and don't miss an episode... and please leave a review there, too! REVIEWS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED!
If you’d like help with powering your voice in a healthy, effective way, or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.
Subjects covered in this episode include:
Where the diaphragm is located and what it is connected to in the bodyWhat happens when you try to 'sing from the diaphragm', and how it can hurt your voiceWhat to do instead to power your voice in a healthy way that unlocks vocal improvement and impactLinks mentioned in this podcast include:
Diaphragmatic breathing... a dangerous concept
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Making A Career in Voiceover: Interview With Linda Bruno
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is the career of voiceover, and includes my interview with renown New York-based voiceover talent Linda Bruno. Listen to this podcast episode to learn what goes into creating a successful career in the field of voiceover, from an insider who has done it.
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There is nothing like speaking with a master of any art, and Linda's career credits speaks to her mastery of not only the art of voiceover, but the business as well. And to top it off, she continues to train her voice in the endless pursuit of higher levels of ability, and protection from strain. It is my great pleasure to work with her every week from her office to mine, over Skype.Some of the topics we discussed include:What the preferred term for her line of work is.The trip to Miami with her father when she was 18 and the kindness of a pro that lit the fire for Linda's voiceover career. The current state of business for skilled voiceover talent, and what Linda does to stay competitive in the field. What it means to work union (SAG-AFTRA) vs non-union.The really fun stuff: How Linda met Meryl Streep backstage while working the She Awards at Radio City Music Hall.The not-fun stuff: How she deals with difficult clients who don't know what they want.What it means to be a professional with a great reputation in this field.How improv classes can be helpful for honing voiceover skills.How acting can help with message delivery in voiceover as well as singing performance.Why Linda still takes vocal lessons.Why Linda believes it's no longer necessary to have an ISDN line for voiceover work.Her practical advice for those interested in developing a professional career as voiceover talent. More about Linda Bruno:
Her website is www.LindaBruno.com. She can be contacted there.
From voicing promos for National networks to making you laugh with character voices to providing your pharmaceutical or banking information over the phone, Linda Bruno has been tagged a renaissance woman. Linda’s voice is used daily for Television, Radio, and multimedia formats all over the world. Currently she is the voice of HSN – Home Shopping Network, Disney Jr for South East Asia, Fandango, The Weather Channel as well as the voice of “Alex” for United Airlines’ website. Her specialties include retail spots and auto dealerships. More Credits: Walmart, Pfizer, Disney Asia, HSN, The Weather Channel, Fandango, United Airlines, TLC – The Learning Channel, CNBC, CNBC Asia, CNN, Stride Gum, VH1, Nickelodeon, Verizon, Costco, McDonalds, AT&T, Kraft Foods. Various radio and TV stations across the country. Local and Regional auto dealerships including Mercedes Benz, Acura, Jaguar, Kia, Chevy, VW, Lexus, Honda and more. Remember you can find me and my services for your voice, as well as contact me, at www.JudyRodman.com
Sunday Jul 26, 2015
How Singing Is Like Kefir
Sunday Jul 26, 2015
Sunday Jul 26, 2015
This is the audio version of the blogpost at Kefir is an incredibly nutritious probiotic drink, with origins in antiquity. I've just gotten into making both the water and milk kefir and find many similarities between singing and kefir! Listen to this podcast to explores these similarities.Mentioned in this episode:Here is a link to my slideshow of my kefir-making activities: https://picasaweb.google.com/104316444961815474808/MakingWaterAndMilkKefir#slideshow/6168827067039424946 Also, here's a good source for all things kefir. I personally enjoyed the video 'Donna's Story': http://www.culturedfoodlife.com/video-how-to-make-kefir/ Your comments and suggestions are most welcome!