vocal pedagogy
vocal pedagogy
Monday Jun 06, 2022
How I Lost My Voice (So You Don’t Have To!)
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Losing your voice from vocal performance is NOT necessary IF you prepare yourself and your voice for the performance you need to do. Here's the cautionary tale about how I DIDN'T prepare for a vocal marathon, trashed my voice and what I did to get it back in time to finish the marathon strong! Listen for tips to avoid losing your own voice from overuse.
BONUS: I mention a new vocal recovery exercise that I will be teaching in a free workshop to be held Tuesday, June 14th, 2022. Contact me and I'll send you the link! (Yes, there will be a replay if you can't attend.)
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
7 Wrong Ideas About Singing
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Could your voice be suffering from wrong beliefs about singing? Check out this list of 7 mistaken ideas that can be limiting, straining and damaging to your voice. Hear how you can change your thinking to enable more vocal health and ability. Contact and learn more about me and how I can help you at www.JudyRodman.com
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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Find the video lesson on Jaw Tension here... https://youtu.be/WVuJ5Vm-GE4
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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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.
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 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.