Technology Thursday: Christmas Eve Edition
As my soon to be four year-old has been saying all day “Tomorrow is Christmas!!!!” Yes, it is 70+ degrees outside, I just saw the cherry blossoms blooming in D.C. … Continue reading
Mix it up Monday: Nasality
Nasality is a common issue that you will encounter in the voice studio. While nasality is rarely desired in classical singing (French nasal vowels being the obvious exception), in some … Continue reading
Technology Thursday: Free Audio Recording Software
If you are a Mac user you are lucky – you have Garage Band and it is pretty amazing. However, if you are a PC user you have to find … Continue reading
Mix it up Monday: Releasing the masseter muscle
Jaw tension is a common complaint amongst singers. Vowels that require the jaw to relax and lower, such as /a/, can be quite problematic even though it would seem that … Continue reading
Technology Thursday: Equalizers
What are equalizers? Equalizers are a sound system component that enables the user to alter the audio spectrum of the voice thus changing the timbre. Equalizers come in three main types: … Continue reading
Mix it up Monday: Psychological Gesture and Storytelling
Singers are storytellers. Yes we make melodies with our voices and we sing harmonies, etc. However, the most successful artists focus first and foremost on telling a story. “Emoting” (singing … Continue reading
Technology Thursday: What you need to know about microphones – part 3
Part one and part two of this series covered the basic types of microphones singers will encounter and how those microphones respond to the amplitude of the voice. This final … Continue reading
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