An album I’ve been listening to a lot this past year is Peter Gabriel’s ‘Scratch My Back’. The album consists of cover songs, in Gabriel’s words it’s “the dreaded cover album” that some artists set out to make. The album’s title comes from the idea: “if you do one of my songs, I’ll do …
Now that we learned why we should hydrate in order to have a healthy voice, and talked about hydrating the vocal folds internally, let’s have a look at topical hydration. The word ‘topical’ means something is applied directly to a part of the body, in this case the vocal folds (or the nasal passage). This week, …
We all know it’s important to stay hydrated, but why exactly is hydration so important for the voice? In this 2-part blog post series we’ll first dive into why keeping the vocal folds hydrated is important from an anatomical point of view, the different types of hydration there is (systemic and topical), and the various factors …
When the voice doesn’t work, we singers tend to reach out to all sorts of “miracle cures” in the hopes of a speedy recovery. Call it a miracle plant or not, Aloe Vera is pretty amazing and definitely worth looking at. Dubbed the “plant of immortality” by the Egyptians, this medicinal plant contains 75 healing …
Why is (basic) understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the voice important for singers? Knowing the names of the muscles and cartilages that we use while singing is not going to make you a better singer. It is quite possible to sing even without knowing the name of a single muscle! But some basic …
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This anatomy and physiology resource for singers and singing teachers is a real piece of art! The music video for “Better Man Than He” by British singer-songwriter Sivu is created with MRI-images of Sivu singing. The video gives you a fantastic glimpse into the complicated movements of the vocal system during singing! Inspired by the video, I wrote …
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A while back, I wrote about becoming a positive listener and the importance of being able to hear the positive things that are being said to us in a singing lesson. Sometimes the need of training positive listening stretches outside of the singing lesson. We might not only be unable to hear the positive things that are …
The internet is full of wonderful (free) resources for singers and singing teachers. But sometimes it might be difficult to filter out the “good stuff” from the massive amount of links that are being shared on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. And unless you happen to be very organised in keeping track of your internet bookmarks, many great …
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There is something that connects singers, regardless of level, technical skills, musical genre, or method they study. It is the love for singing, the need of expressing themselves and connecting with others, through singing and music. That love got its beginnings somewhere. Do you remember how it all began? My own first memories of …
