How My Vocal Training Can Hurt You

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is vocal training and how it can hurt you if you misunderstand it. Listen to this podcast episode for tips to correctly apply my and other coaches' vocal training techniques so they can help, not hurt your voice!
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If you’d like help with radically improving your voice while conquering vocal strain, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses. If you have questions about my or other coaches' training, email me at judy@judyrodman.com. 
Subjects covered in this episode include:
Pull, don't push the voice
Take a breath and don't use it
Use your face
Press fingertips together for breath balance
Articulate clearly
Straighten your spine
You can sing as long as you want without strain
Apply the inner smile
Three other training techniques I never suggest
- Speech level larynx- Just relax and sing- Sing from your diaphragm
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Why you should not sing from your diaphragm 

Interview With Mark Thress - Classical vs Contemporary Voice

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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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If you want the best contemporary vocal training proven to maximize vocal ability and conquer strain, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.
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.

How Adversity Has Blessed My Voice

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is adversity and how it can be used to benefit the voice. Listen to this podcast episode to find out why I add humorously negative and seriously hard times to my voice’s gratitude list, and how you can, too.
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If you’d like help with difficult vocal issues 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:
My childhood demotion from lead to harmony
Mandatory piano lessons
Paying dues with vocal abuse
Serious illness and vocal damage
Multiple career failures
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
How my damaged voice came back
Interview with chiropractor Dr. Dwaine Allison
John and Judy Rodman ep 'Here We Are'
Rascal Flatts performance 'Bless the Broken Road'

10 Vocal Issues a Vocal Coach Should Fix

 This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is 10 (plus a bonus) vocal issues that a good vocal coach should be able to fix. Listen to this podcast episode to learn what a good vocal coach can do to eliminate vocal problems, unblock limitations, enhance and protect your voice. Learn what kind of results you should expect of a vocal lesson.
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If you’d like help with vocal issues, limitations or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.
vocal range limitations
vocal strain
weak voice
numb performance
laryngitis
voice cracks
vocal control
pitch inaccuracy
style issues
the need for vocal warmups
mysterious vocal issues
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Vocal Strain
High Notes
Low Notes
Middle Voice
Numb Performance
More Feeling in Singing
Laryngitis
Pitch practice

How To Get More Feeling In Your Singing

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is getting more feeling into your singing. Listen to this podcast episode for tips to increase your authentic emotional delivery of your songs.
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If you’d like help with singing with more feeling 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:
Assess the level of your emotinal authenticity
13 strategies for singing with more feeling
Other side effects from singing with feeling (all good!)
How to get more help
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
numb, lifeless, flat, thin sound
Happy
I Can't Make You Love Me
songs written about dogs
6 disc vocal training package

How My Damaged Voice Recovered Came Back

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is my story of getting my voice back from vocal damage. Listen to this podcast episode to find hope for full recovery from most cases of vocal abuse, strain, and yes, even damage.
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If you’d like a 5 page report with vital tips for vocal health, sign up at www.judyrodman.com.
If you'd like to train with my method, consider my vocal lessons and  packaged vocal training courses.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Mayo Clinic
Intubation
24 Italian Art Songs
Power, Path & Performance vocal training method

Career Saving Tips to Protect Your Voice From a Hit Song - Part 2

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today is the second part of my 2 part series... career saving tips to protect your voice from a hit song. Listen to this podcast episode for 7 more strategies to help your voice survive the increased performance demands that come with vocal career success!
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If you’d like more information to protect your singing and speaking voice, signup for my newsletter and get my 5 page vocal health report. See the signup box at www.judyrodman.com. 
Suggestions covered in this episode include:
Nourish your body like your voice is attached
Workout like a pre-game athlete
Avoid voice saboteurs
Rehearse with and use in-ear monitors
Stay in touch with your vocal coach
Be prepared for the emotional ride
Know what to do about laryngitis
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Take care lifting free weights
Quit smoking
Shania Twain losing her voice to Lyme Disease
In-ear monitors - don't just use one
Doing vocal exercises wrong
What to do about laryngitis
Pre-show nutrition
www.judyrodman.com 

What To Eat Before Singing

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is What to Eat Before You Sing. _______. Listen to this podcast episode to find suggested foods and drinks that are best for your voice before performance.
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If you’d like more information for vocal health, signup for my newsletter and get my 5 page vocal health report. See the signup box at www.judyrodman.com. 
Subjects covered in this episode include:
The vital necessity of water and protein
Voice-friendly foods and drink
Voice-unfriendly foods and drink
How close to performance should you eat
Being kind by being sensitive to others' sensitivities
Why some people can eat chips and drink beer before performance (and why you should not)
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Health risks of second hand smoke
www.judyrodman.com