So often we get stuck in fear-based thinking about our voice, creativity, practice, work and career. Fear-based thinking includes things like being scared, not trusting, blaming, or judging. When was the last time you heard yourself say (out loud or thinking) “I’m afraid I’ll sing out of tune”, “I’m afraid I’ll make a mistake”, “My …
Creating a Trust-List – Episode 9 of December Voicings Read More »
In this episode of December VOICINGS, my Christmas calendar podcast for artists & teachers, we explore ways to move through the Resistance and Inner Critic voices that accompany us in every creative process. To me, the key is partly spiritual and partly strategic. RESOURCES, LINKS AND PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Rock Your Singing Practice …
Moving through the Inner Critic voices – Episode 5 of December Voicings Read More »
Welcome to December VOICINGS: a Christmas calendar podcast for artists, teachers and creatives. In the podcast, I’ll share thoughts and practices to help you connect to your creative Source, to your inspiration, to your own voice, to your craft and to your art, and to help shine some light on the areas that might need …
Gratitude, the fundamental practice for all creatives – Episode 1 of December Voicings Read More »
Today, I want to share with you something that happened in a lesson I taught exactly 1 year ago. This event made me reflect on the very essence of my work as a teacher, coach and artist. I shared it on my Instagram back then, but wanted to share it with you now here on …
Finding the essence of your work as an artist or teacher Read More »
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 …
Six Reasons Singers Should Know How Their Instrument Works Read More »
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
