The majority of singers I hear need their breath support (or their understanding of breath support) tweaked.
It’s the key to just about everything singers tell me they want.
Fullness, consistency, ease, flow, resonance and power.
And unfortunately it can be easy to misunderstand, skip over or feel confused by.
Read MoreThere are a bunch of reasons that we might feel that niggle in our throat but often it’s because pieces of the puzzle like the tongue and the jaw think they’re the ones who should take the lion’s share of the vocal load.
When in reality, that isn’t their job.
So who’s job is it? Well there’s a collection of muscles we can use to add support to our voice.
Let me introduce you to one - the tensor veli palatini.
Read MoreIf your high notes feel tight, swallowed, stuck or sound nasal or too “classical” for what you’re wanting. You’re going to want to check in with what your soft palate is doing.
Read MoreIf you feel tension in your throat when you sing, you’re going to want to make sure those muscles under your chin aren’t getting involved. Here’s how!
Read MoreIs your sound swallowed or muffled? Do you find it hard to project or experience throat tension? You might want to give this a watch to check that your tongue isn’t misbehaving!
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