One of the many inspiring books I have read over the summer is Patsy Rodenburg’s “Presence”. For those who don’t know already, Patsy Rodenburg is one of the most respected voice coaches in the UK and although she teaches actors her techniques can be used just as easily with the singing voice. The main thrust [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Speaking Voice’
July 9, 2008
More On Humming – It’s Only For The Bees!
I’m back after a protracted absence and I’d like to follow on from my last post about humming. As I said, it is not recommended practice in the true bel canto training. E. Herbert-Caesari in his book “Vocal Truth” writes in depth about this and I thought it worth quoting in full.
“In view of [...]
January 10, 2008
To Hum Or Not To Hum
The answer is NO!
I begin 2008 with a confession – I have used the hum in my own vocalizing and teaching in the past. Indeed it has been and continues to be used in many 20th and 21st century studios. The hum however, is not part of the true bel canto approach to technique. The [...]
December 23, 2007
Christmas Post
As the year draws to a close and before I snuggle up to the fireside with a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie I thought I’d better write you all a quick post. First of all I want to wish you all a very merry Christmas and I am of course looking [...]
October 25, 2007
The Mysteries Of The Larynx
I have recently decided to have yet another attempt at practising daily meditation. The benefits of meditation are well-documented and I think it is something a singer should do if possible. However, I have never had a great deal of success with it and I have tried using various methods. Either I [...]
July 5, 2007
Your Note Is Your Heart
I am working on another chapter about chest voice and registration but have not had enough time to finish it so I thought I would write a short interim post prompted by Stewart Pearce whose book “The Alchemy of Voice” I read a short while ago. Since then I have been to two of [...]
May 29, 2007
Mind Body Spirit
One of the reasons why singing is such a totally absorbing skill is that it involves you on three levels – the mind, body and the spirit. Indeed balance in life itself requires that we attend to each of these three areas. However, my post today is actually about my visit to the Mind Body [...]
