If you’ve been feeling defeated or have told yourself “Maybe belting just isn’t something I can do” please don’t give up hope.

Belting used to feel like an unconquerable mountain to me.

An unsolvable mystery with too many variables.

I went to nearly a dozen teachers trying to find my holy grail, the thing that would fix it all.

Some of what they shared was helpful (and some of it set me back).

It wasn’t until I took what worked, left what didn’t and reminded myself that I was more than just a voice box with lungs that everything started to come together.

I want to share with you all the ingredients I was missing that helped it to snap into place for me.

• How my understanding of support when adding power was sabotaging my efforts

• How my teacher’s obsession with “forward placement” sent me backwards

• What was actually creating my throat tension (hint: it wasn’t my throat’s fault)

• The biggest piece that has absolutely nothing to do with traditional vocal technique