What To Eat Before Singing

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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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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 

27 Ways To Absolutely Murder Your Voice

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Today's topic is a Halloween theme - 27 ways to murder your voice! Listen to this podcast episode to understand these 27 vocal saboteurs, so you can avoid them.
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If you’d like help to protect your voice from sources and causes of vocal fatigue, irritation, strain and damage, 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:
Laryngitis 
Singing out of your range
Skipping vocal warmup
Pushing breath
Speaking on the phone hunched over
Eating and drinking vocal saboteurs
Creating excessive throat phlegm
Doing vocal exercises wrong
Vocal fry
What not to do between multiple sets
How crying affects the voice
Smoking
Hydration
Physical exercise cautions

Singers, Got Trolls? Let's Talk! How To Deal With Internet Bullying

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is the dark art of trolling and what singers can do when cyber-bullied.
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Links referred to in this episode include:
Hurting People Hurt People
Sue for Defamation of Character
10 Ways to Destroy An Online Commenting Troll

How Your Message and Your Voice Create Each Other

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is How Your Messages and Voice create each other. Listen to this podcast episode for tips to deliver clearer, more specific and focused messages that give your voice communicative power and efficiency. Also explore how learning better vocal techhiqe can help you deliver more powerful messages.
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 to create more powerful vocal performances, 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:
Vocal Tone - How To Change It
Message as Music's Point of the Spear

Perfection vs Excellence - guest post by Leah Grams Johnson

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Today's topic is a guest post by indie artist Leah Grams Johnson discussing Perfection as the dark side of Excellence. Listen to this podcast episode for a deeper understanding of what it means to create great art, including great vocals.
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 creating your best vocal performance, 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:
Leah Grams Johnson

5 Differences Between Classical and Contemporary Voice

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is 5 Differences between Classical and Contemporary Voice. Listen to this podcast episode for tips to authentically transition from classical to contemporary (everything but classical) singing.
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If you’d like help making vocal style transitions, 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:
Low end
Vibrato
Holding notes
Vowels
Diction
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
My vocal healing
Miming to learn 
Vowel shapes
Video vocal lesson
My Youtube Channel

7 Songwriter Round Mistakes

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topicis 7 Songwriter Round Mistakes. Listen to this podcastepisode to learn what not to do for successful songwriter round performances, plus bonus mistake #8 !
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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:Talking too muchMumbling lyricsWrong volumeFailing to connectNot being graciousSinging too longSinging wrong songsNot telling them who you areLinks mentioned in this podcast include:The songwriting capital of the world PBS Transcontinental SessionsEarn the right to talk onstageVenue size mattersBluebird Cafe

Singing Scared - The Ironic Danger of Guarded Voice

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topicis Singing Scared. Listen to this podcastepisode to understand why guarding the voice can actually cause vocal problems to get worse, and what to do instead.
Subscribe to thispodcast at iTunes and don't miss an episode... and please leave areview there, too! REVIEWS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED!
If you’d like helpwith vocal strain, vocal performance anxiety 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 episodeinclude:
Diagnosing trigger events for scared singingHow hormones activate the vocally counterproductive fight or flight responseHow this response causes loss of vocal abilityThe crisis of vocal confidence that followsTwo keys for turning vocal fear into fearlessnessCase studiesPower, Path and Performance vocal training and how it can helpLinksmentioned in this podcast include:
Stage Fright - What it isRaising and Lowering the Larynx - Should You?Adele's 2016 Grammy performanceHow My Damaged Voice Came Back