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.  PLEASE RATE & REVIEW at ratethispodcast.com/atv 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. vROhnnRwGxPoY9De4MtR https://vurbl.com/station/5t0K3V4O3Np/        

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com. Today's topic is how 'acting as it' can affect your voice. Listen to this episode to learn how 'fake it til you make it' can actually create vocal ability, and how acting on negative mindsets will sabotage your voice.   This podcast is available on iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Spotify, Android apps. Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!PLEASE RATE & REVIEW at ratethispodcast.com/atv   If you’d like help with __________, 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: Vanderbilt Voice Center The Voice Keeps The Score How To Beat Your Lizard Brain

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. This podcast is now playing at iTunes , Google Play,  TuneIn Radio, . Subscribe and don't miss an episode... and please leave a review at www.RateThisPodcast.com/atv . REVIEWS ARE MUCH NEEDED and APPRECIATED! 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

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. This podcast is now playing at iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Spotify, Android apps Subscribe and don't miss an episode. Please leave a review at www.RateThisPodcast.com/atv  (I REALLY NEED MORE REVIEWS - thank you!!) 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  

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com. Today's topic is Vocal Gratitude. Listen to this podcast episode to learn some things my voice is thankful for. These things have affected my ability to teach effectively, so they might end up on your list, too! 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 any other speaking or singing 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: My vocal damage experience Trading contemporary and classical vocal lessons with Mark Thress John and Judy Rodman's album 'Here We Are' *********************************

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. 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 the best way you can support this podcast! 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

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

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! 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 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