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A singer can sometimes make something that sounds like belting and still feel that something is missing. The notes are there. The volume is there. [...]

One of the most interesting things that happens when a classically trained singer starts exploring contemporary work is that they often discover something they didn't [...]

Classical singers are often taught to make a beautiful continuous sound - no cutting the line here! Quite right too. In a lot of repertoire, [...]

One of the most persistent assumptions in singing, particularly in Musical Theatre, is that breathing should follow the grammar. There is a comma, so breathe. [...]

A singer can run out of breath halfway through a phrase. The obvious response is to find a place to breathe just before the problem. [...]

Singers often arrive in a coaching session saying: “I can’t sing that high note.” Fair enough. That is what it feels like. But sometimes the [...]

This is a long read, but some ideas are worth more than a soundbite. Anatomy tells us what’s there. Physiology explains how it works. Function [...]

"What if I don't have one obvious style?" Some people take the "What Kind of Teacher-Mentor Are You?" Quiz expecting a very clear result. They [...]

"Well someone needs to say it" Most professional conversations contain things everybody can see and nobody wants to mention. The teacher who keeps postponing a [...]

"Hmm. How do we know that?" Curious Investigators can be mildly inconvenient people. Someone says, “My student has lost all their confidence,” and instead of [...]