Spontaneous Action in a Voice Lesson

The buzzword of the past couple weeks in my studio has been spontaneous. This can be difficult for some singers who are married to a certain way of making vocal sound. They often have a tough time "letting go" of a way of doing something because they are (often erroneously) attached to an incorrect aesthetic conceptualization of their [...]

Christine Brewer on Breathing for Singing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E98YdUJkHg I have learned to breathe for the phrase, let the texts inspire the breath, and release the breath right before the beginning of each phrase rather than holding it. I used to take a huge breath for every phrase whether I needed it or not. I learned that I needed to trust that my [...]