Posted in Restoring Voice, Vocal Problem Solutions, Vocal Exercises, Speaking Voice, Breath, throat, vocal strain, Judy Rodman, vocal lessons, High Notes, Pushed Breath, All Things Vocal, vocal warmup, diaphragm, Breath for voice, diaphragm breathing, vocal health, vocal technique, trashed voice on Jan 17th, 2017
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Today's topic: Why Your Voice is Trashed. Listen to this podcast episode to learn 10 things to stop doing in order to stop tiring, trashing and possibly damaging your voice!
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Subjects covered in this episode include these 10 things not to do:
- Sing on Laryngitis
- Pay no attention to the weather
- Drink dehydrating caffeinated or alcoholic beverages
- Scream
- Sing songs that are too high for you
- Push more breath for vocal power
- Offer your voice no support
- Perform with bad posture
- Talk wrong
- Neglect your vocal warmup before performance
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Posted in Uncategorized, Vocal Exercises, Speaking Voice, Pitch problems, vocal training, vocal strain, vocal improvement, Judy Rodman, Vocal coach, New Year's Resolutions, Bernard Porter, PCG Nashville, Artist Development, All Things Vocal, listening skills, vocal warmup, vocal health on Dec 27th, 2016
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Today's topic is 12 Vocal Resolutions for the new year. Listen to this podcast episode to learn 12 commitments you can make to significantly improve your voice next year.
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Subjects covered in this episode include:
- Resolve to assess the state of your voice.
- Resolve to do something about your weakest vocal area.
- Resolve to warm up and warm down your voice
- Resolve to address your speaking voice.
- Resolve to get out of your comfort zone.
- Resolve to improve something you already do well.
- Resolve to study some masters of your genre.
- Resolve to set goals for your vocal performances.
- Resolve to have and nourish a small circle of trusted friends.
- Resolve to take better care of yourself physically, mentally and spiritually
- Resolve to sing fearlessly.
- Resolve to be a better listener.
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Posted in Uncategorized, Speaking Voice, vocal strain, Judy Rodman, vocal lessons, Pushed Breath, Vocal coach, All Things Vocal, diaphragm, Breath for voice, diaphragm breathing on Aug 23rd, 2016
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Today's topic is: Why you shouldn't sing from your diaphragm. Listen to this podcast episode to discover why this mistaken concept is wrong and dangerous for the voice, and where you should power your voice from instead.
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Subjects covered in this episode include:
- Where the diaphragm is located and what it is connected to in the body
- What happens when you try to 'sing from the diaphragm', and how it can hurt your voice
- What to do instead to power your voice in a healthy way that unlocks vocal improvement and impact
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Posted in Vocal Exercises, Speaking Voice, Breath, vocal breaks, Articulation, vocal training, throat, vocal strain, Judy Rodman, High Notes, Pushed Breath, Vocal coach, All Things Vocal on Aug 4th, 2016
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Today's topicis Conquering Adolescent Male Vocal Strain. Listen to this podcastepisode for tips to successfully sing through the teenage male voice change.
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Subjects covered in this episode include:
- Changing songs and keys
- Powering your voice for best control
- Keeping Articulation clear to loosen tight throat
- Watching your speaking voice technique
- Singing through the voice change
- When you need help
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Posted in Restoring Voice, Vocal Exercises, Vocal performance, Breath, Articulation, Pitch problems, vocal training, vocal strain, vocal improvement, Judy Rodman, vocal lessons, Stage Vocal Performance, High Notes, Pushed Breath, Vocal coach, All Things Vocal, singing scared, stage fright on Jul 17th, 2016
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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.
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Subjects covered in this episodeinclude:
- Diagnosing trigger events for scared singing
- How hormones activate the vocally counterproductive fight or flight response
- How this response causes loss of vocal ability
- The crisis of vocal confidence that follows
- Two keys for turning vocal fear into fearlessness
- Case studies
- Power, Path and Performance vocal training and how it can help
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Posted in Vocal performance, Articulation, vocal training, throat, vocal strain, vocal stamina, Judy Rodman, vocal lessons, Recording Artist, Stage Vocal Performance, High Notes, Pushed Breath, Vocal coach, All Things Vocal, middle voice, vocal warmup, background singer, Chris Stapleton on Jun 22nd, 2016
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is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic
is a study of the voice of Chris Stapleton. Listen to this podcast
episode to discover lessons singers can learn from this iconicly successful voice.
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podcast at iTunes and don't miss an episode... and please leave a
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with your voice, 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
- Maintaining flexibly tall posture
- Lightening middle voice mix for rich, strain-free sound
- Pulling instead of pushing for power
- Drop technique for effect
- Find a great background singer
- Give the voice access to movement
- Support the ends of lines
- The importance of active facial language
- For increased power, back off pressure, add passion
- Avoiding vocal health perils of the road
- Don't be afraid to do it your way
- Make music that makes the world a better place.
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Posted in Vocal Exercises, Speaking Voice, Articulation, Pitch problems, vocal training, vocal strain, vocal style, Judy Rodman, vocal lessons, Vocal coach, All Things Vocal, listening skills, active listening on May 8th, 2016
This
is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com, written by vocal coach Judy Rodman.
Today's topic
is Ear to Larynx... What the voice learns from listening skills. Listen to this podcast
episode to find out how your ears, brain and voice can work together for quicker results in gaining vocal ability.
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podcast at iTunes and don't miss an episode... and please leave a
review there, too! REVIEWS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED!
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with listening skills 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:
- How to listen more actively - pointing the ear to
articulation, tone, volume, pitch, phrasing and rhythm
- How the ear directs the voice
- Practical advice for the listening voice
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Without a plan, resolutions are just wishes that don't usually come true. Today's topic will cover how to make a plan to turn New Year's Resolutions for your voice into goals which can become reality.
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Posted in Vocal Problem Solutions, Breath, Pitch problems, vocal training, throat, vocal strain, Judy Rodman, vocal lessons, High Notes, Pushed Breath on Sep 27th, 2015
High note saboteurs are sneaky and potentially dangerous. They can not only prevent you from reaching the notes accurately, they can strain and potentially damage your voice. Listen to this podcast episode for solutions to my top 10 causes of high note fail (plus 1 bonus saboteur).
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In honor of David Letterman's last year on television, I thought I'd do my own Top Ten List. These terrible ideas about the voice are things I've personally heard said by singers, music professionals or others who don't know better! Ready? Listen up...
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