Vocal Coaching

(tend to be good for general health also…)

• Steaming: inhale through the mouth using a funnel made of cardboard over a thermos flask- 2 to 3 times a day for at least 10 minutes each time. Mouth breathing over hot drinks or in the shower
• Eradicating any substances you might be allergic to: eg.

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Imagine you’ve just been born and you don’t know how anything works or what anything means or is supposed to feel and sound like. You’re just experimenting with new toy (like a baby does with their voice!). Experiment with the sound as it sits in your body, the room, the feel of the vibrations, the breath, the air around you.… Read the rest

There are certain techniques and traits that differentiate ‘jazz’ singers from the rest of the flock.  They do not just sing the given melody – they play with it.  You must also have a grasp of the musical principles underpinning jazz.… Read the rest

Relaxation: Postural alignment, stretches to loosen and open Anchoring: Motorbikes / Point-downs / Backs of Knees / Squats / Bursting balloons under armpits / Reaching for imaginary branch Breathing:

1. Slow release ‘sssssss’ as quietly, evenly and as long as possible. Then release this onto a ‘ng’ and then a very soft ‘eeeee’
2. Panting very loudly on “Sh!!”,

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Posture: spine erect  ( think of the spine as an upwardly moving energy and feel your connection with a continuum that goes right down to the centre of the earth  and right up into the stratesphere) chest elevated  (lift arms above head then bring them down slowly keeping chest in the same place.… Read the rest