Vocal Exercises
Vocal Exercises
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Three Keys To Unlock Your Most Powerful Voice
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is singing and speaking vocal power. Listen to this podcast episode for three core keys that unlock your most powerful voice.
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If you’d like help with increasing the power of your voice without strain, 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:
Breath compression
Open throat
Laser-focused intentionality
Putting it all together
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Slurred articulation (video)
Vocal fry
Open throat
Delivering messages
Power, Path & Performance vocal training
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
How Great Voices Make Strategic Use Of Space
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is how great voices use space. Listen to this podcast episode to learn the different ways singers and speakers can benefit from various uses of spaces, commas, breaths and silence.
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If you’d like help with delivering stronger, more interesting and compelling vocal performances or with 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:
Separating run on sentences
Separating vocal and instrumental practice
Allowing space without filling
Embracing periodic silence
Disconnecting Completely
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
I'm Not Getting Married Today
Kristen Chenoweth: Breathe From Your Hoo Hoo
Beyonce': Halo
Lady Gaga: Star Spangled Banner
Getting Your Voice Back Exercises
Power, Path & Performance vocal training on disc
Penatonix: Sound of Silence
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Interview With Alexander Technique Practitioner Peter Jacobson
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today I interview Alexander Technique Practitioner Peter Jacobson. Listen to this episode to learn about this healing work created originally by Australian Frederick Mattias Alexander, and learn some fascinating things about how you can cooperate with your design to do all kinds of things better... including singing!
Peter is the Founder and Executive Director of Total Vocal Freedom, the world’s largest online Alexander Technique learning community. He is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, conductor, music educator and an AmSAT-certified (American Society of the Alexander Technique) teacher of the Alexander Technique. He discovered the Alexander Technique over 13 years ago after suffering from back pain and tendinitis while pursuing his music studies. Jacobson has earned advanced degrees in Conducting from the University of Illinois, the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and is a Certified Transformative Coach (Michael’s Neill Supercoach Academy Europe – Class of 2019).
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 want the best 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.
Subjects covered in this episode include:
What Alexander Technique is.
Peter's three-part formula for artistry... desire + coordination + technique.
How desire and intention change outcome in both Peter's and my work with students.
The elusive 'quick fix' for laryngitis or other vocal issues; instant help and life-long improvement with experimentation, curiosity and deeper learning.
How Alexander fixed his voice.
Judy's story of vocal recovery.
Conquering guarding stance and fear with freedom of choice.
Coordination = cooperating with our design.
Curiosity: Getting slow and being observant.
Using tools of anatomy (the truth about the design) and imagery (mind pictures to direct anatomy) for vocal training.
Why Alexander Technique prefers to use thinking vs feeling.
The importance of freely moving joints for the voice.
Changing conception by changing perception, such as using the balance pad, Bosu ball or trampoline.
Hands: touch communication. How teachers can use hands to help the student hold on to a new idea a little longer.
Why the happy voice needs happy feet! (Who knew?)
How we can help the voice heal itself by harnassing our innate intelligence
The kindness in our design, the kindness we need to show ourselves.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
If you'd like to do some training in Alexander Technique, Peter is offering my listeners a special deal, available at this link: https://www.totalvocalfreedom.com/atv
Saturday Mar 30, 2019
How My Vocal Training Can Hurt You
Saturday Mar 30, 2019
Saturday Mar 30, 2019
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
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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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.
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
How To Sing A Love Song
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is How to Sing Love Songs. Listen to this podcast episode for tips to go deeper into the various messages that are present in love songs, and the how to deliver love songs more interestingly and authentically to get a more powerful response.
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If you’d like help with performing emotional songs 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:
Examples of various love song messages and songs that carry them
Four questions to ask
What to do if you’re not feeling it
Mistakes to avoid
How to create nuance
Two exercises
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Lots of songs
The vocal magic of intention and expectation
How Voice and Message create each other
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Singing and Creating Harmony
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is Harmony. Listen to this podcast episode for tips to sing and create harmony parts.
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If you’d like help with singing or creating harmony, 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:
The power of harmony
How to pick a part
How to train for harmony singing
Some examples of great harmony
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Flyte Three
Simon and Garfunkel
Bohemian Rhapsody
Africa by the band Toto
Emmylou Harris
Alison Krauss and Union Station - Down To The River (live)
HearFones
The Judds - Grandpa
Wynonna - She Is His Only Need
Pentatonix - Havana
Washington Performing Arts Gospel Choir
The Hall Sisters - Beginning To See The Light
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
Mending Vocal Breaks
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is Mending Vocal Breaks. Listen to this podcast episode to find out what vocal breaks are caused by and what you can do about the unwanted ones.
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 mending vocal breaks 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:
What is a vocal break?
What causes vocal breaks?
Why do we use dysfunctional vocal technique?
Reasons to re-train the voice to mend unwanted breaks
Ways to begin changing bad vocal habits
My specific approach to mending vocal breaks
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
How my damaged voice came back