A while ago I read an interesting blog post by Bill Plake on Two Habits Of Thinking That Will Limit Your Growth As A Musician. One of the limiting thoughts he elaborates on is: “I won’t let myself sound bad.” I spot this limiting thought in a lot of the singers I coach. And I know …
Last week I received a message from a singer I have been coaching: Hi Katja, I just wanted to let you know that my last rehearsal went much better. “Being a diva in my own garden” helped me a lot. In our session, we had been working on how to deal with nerves and staying …
One of the artists whose work keeps inspiring me over and over again is Imogen Heap. Have you seen the documentary Everything In-Between: The Story of Ellipse yet? It’s the story behind the scenes of the making of her Grammy Award winning album. The documentary gives wonderful insight about the creative process. It is a very personal story …
A while back I gave two workshops for the singing students of the Jazz & Pop department at ArtEZ Conservatory. The workshop was an introduction to the techniques in CVT (Complete Vocal Technique). I gave a presentation about the philosophy behind CVT, an overview of the techniques, and worked with a couple of singers individually in a …
Effective practice has got all to do with setting clear goals, and focusing on quality instead of quantity. Here are six tips that will help you make your practice sessions more effective! 1. FOCUS Set a clear focus for your practice session. Know what you want to work on, and don’t try to work on …
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Why does it seem to be easier for us to say what we don’t like about our voice, than saying what we do like about it? And why does it seem easier for most of us to accept negative feedback or criticism, than to genuinely take in positive feedback? A while back, I decided to ask …
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I love writing about all things related to singing and creativity, so when Laurel Irene and David Harris from VoiceScienceWorks contacted me to ask if I’d be up to contribute to the new publication The Unfiltered Source, I was both happy and honored. The publication explores topics in the voice world from as many angles as …
