This morning, I have a story. Today, I attended a leadership breakfast for City Year. City Year is a non-profit tasked with supporting our schools through community service. One of the speakers was a Senior AmeriCorps Team Leader from City…
This post is an oldie but goodie on why alignment matters for voicing. Let me know what you think. Over the past few Fridays, we have explored, in brief, the structure of the vocal instrument. Now we come to the…
Imagine this. The alarm rings and you reach for the stop or snooze button (no judgments here). Maybe that's when you notice it, your neck is not right. It isn't until you sit up that you understand the extent of…
Do you find yourself getting more irritated these days? I certainly do. It's almost as if we are collectively getting crankier. Conversations, when they are happening at all, are both more awkward and more charged. Email and text are only…
What is it with hip tightness? It affects mobility and overall health yet, it is accepted as normal. So today I want you to get connected to opening your hips. If only so that your Psoas can help you breathe…
How different should one pronounce 'where' and 'wear'? Is there a difference between 'bear' and 'bare'? It seems like these questions should have one answer, but they don't. There is no one, true American English diction. Variance in pronunciation is…
Yesterday, I read another article about how women are giving up their power by using vocal fry and upspeak. If you don't know those terms, just google, the media has decided that they are what is wrong with public speech.…
People love to know stuff. Not just know it but we want to show what we know. We want to explain processes, steps, and requirements, among other things, in great detail. Sometimes too much detail. I was a judge for…
Valentine's Day has never been my favorite holiday. I find the idea that -- on this one day -- we will declare love, odd. So imagine my surprise at being enthusiastic today. This is because, this year, I had a…
I saw Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera -- Truly an important production of a wonderful work of art. And, it was wonderful. What strikes me this morning is that I sat through three hours of an opera that…