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Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Tongue Tips for Singing & Speaking
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
The tongue can get a voice in trouble! Here are some tips to help tame tension and get the tongue and jaw cooperating to free the throat and articulation.
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If you’d like help with tongue tension, or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.
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Tuesday May 26, 2020
11 Surprising Causes of Vocal Problems
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is causes of vocal problems. Listen to this podcast episode to discover surprising things that affect your voice, and some workarounds for each of them.
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If you’d like help with a frustrating vocal issue, or improving your singing and speaking voice in general, 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:
Clothes
Shoes
Exercise
Pain
Emotions
Hormones
Negative Feedback
Humidity
Congested lymph nodes
Spinal condition
Missing face & heart
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
How you lift free weights
Anxiety & the vagal-vocal connection
The effect of hormones on the voice
Singing in the Studio book
How to get mucus off vocal cords
Focusing communication to one heart
Ryan Stewart aka RyRobio
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Thoughts For Voices In COVID-19 Crisis
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is about the global pandemic of COVID-19. Listen to this podcast episode for strategies to successfully live through this crisis, and actually use it to be better in all ways when it ends.
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If you’d like help with any 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:
COVID-19 facts... Why this is such a serious global crisis
Stay Alive
Create & Train
Be Useful
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Poem by Laura Jenkins
How the Novel Coronavirus and the Flu are alike and different
The lack of enough protective equipment for health care workers
How to get your voice back from illness
Patreon
BuyMeACoffee
Mortgage lenders pausing payments for 12 months
Things we can do for our communities
Some good places to donate to
Online Vocal Lesson pros and cons
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).
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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.
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Interview With Music Biz Mastermind Rick Barker - Part 1
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today I interview Rick Barker… a highly successful music mogul and mentor who teaches artists to be successful with their careers.. Listen to this All Things Vocal podcast episode to get insider tips for creating and growing a successful music business.
This podcast is now playing at iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio and many other podcast apps. 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:
Rick's work as former manager of Taylor Swift and promoter, consultant for Big Machine Records.
Artist development includes communication skills.
The importance of vocal health and vocal training for successful careers.
The mindshift necessary to go from hobbyist to serious artist.
Rick's strategy of interaction for music business success... how musicians, songwriters, vocalists, social media masters can engage and help each other.
The mistake of not registering your music. There is now $1.6 billion of unclaimed music royalties.
Steps to take for studying and developing multiple streams of monetary transactions.
Smart places to prioritize and invest your money in your career.
The importance of processing mechanical and sync licenses.
What major labels are looking for, what they are good and bad at doing. 360 deals.
How money flows to artists and labels. How to create a win-win.
TV talent shows and specific strategic steps you can take to make them work for you.
The importance of songwriting to artist development
We discussed pop artist icon Mat Kearney and new country artist Preston James
The wisdom of patience and not rushing the artistic formation process.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
www.RickBarker.com
Rick's podcast
Newspaper article on Scott Borchetta and MTM Records