Sooooo many singers complain about vocal tension and want to know WHY it happens and how to release it...Vocal tension occurs when the muscles around your vocal cords are weaker than normal, or tig...
LOOSEN YOUR TONGUE TO FREE YOUR VOICE
You've heard me say it many times in my book, Raise Your Voice, that we are our own instrument! Not a guitar or a piano, but a living, breathing, moving human instrument. And like any instrument, ...
DOES CAFFEINE AFFECT MY VOICE?
Caffeine...I'm sure this article is going to rustle a few feathers, ha-ha. I've seen plenty of vocalists, even coaches claim that caffeine doesn’t affect the voice because it doesn’t touch your voc...
Since I was dubbed an honorary MythBuster by Adam Savage after shattering a wine glass in Season Two of MythBusters, I figured I have the right to bust a vocal myth myself. So, let me bust the myth...
HOW SINGERS CAN STAY CLEAR OF VOCAL NODULES WITH DOCTORVOX
If you sing often, you know what it feels like when your voice starts to sound scratchy, weak, or unreliable. Sometimes that roughness can come from overuse, tension, or too much pressure on your v...
DOES ALCOHOL OR SMOKING AFFECT MY VOICE? THE HARD TRUTH...
Singers, I’m only going to say this once...Any substance (like smoke or alcohol) that has a drying effect on your body is NOT GOOD FOR YOUR VOICE!!! I recently touched on this in an article about c...