Topic:

Knowledge

Finding Agility: Value Of Exercises Done Quickly

by Allen Rascoe on June 7, 2022

One of the fundamentals of singing concerns agility. Agility means being able to move the voice quickly and precisely with a minimum of effort.   And ...

Value Of Tonal Play/Meditation

by Allen Rascoe on June 6, 2022

It can be helpful when studying singing to remember that expressing one’s self through vocal sound has many applications outside of performance. One of those ...

“Singing Big” (vs Singing Smart)

by Allen Rascoe on May 20, 2022

A common myth reverberating in our modern society is the value placed on “Big Singing.”  Even I used to wear it as a badge of ...

Value Of Exercises Done Slowly

by Allen Rascoe on May 16, 2022

One of the fundamentals of singing concerns slow movement.   There are two main purposes for doing a vocal exercise slowly: So that we can pay ...

Incorrect Mental Concepts

by Allen Rascoe on May 12, 2022

We spend a lot of time talking about the body with all the singing parts and how they work, but great singing is not just ...

Pharyngeal Voice . . . What Is It?

by Allen Rascoe on May 4, 2022

Pharyngeal Voice?  What is it? Well, the old singing teachers used to call this voice the “witch’s cackle.”  To be sure, it can sound like ...

“Diction Is the Key”

by Allen Rascoe in Dispelling Common Myths on April 1, 2022

Have you ever heard this common myth? "Diction will solve vocal problems.  All you need to do is enunciate clearly." It implies that if you ...

Seeking Open Throat – No Constriction, Please

by Allen Rascoe in Addressing Common Faults on April 1, 2022

Constriction is a symptom telling us that the muscles in our larynx are not playing well together. What we might feel and experience: tight throat ...

Nasality – a feature or a bug?

by Allen Rascoe in Addressing Common Faults on April 1, 2022

Getting stuck anywhere is an issue that we all want to avoid. We don’t want our car to get stuck in the mud, and we ...

Dramatic, Throaty Sound

by Allen Rascoe in Addressing Common Faults on March 8, 2022

A common vocal issue is when the tone is caught in the throat - like a singing Kermit the Frog. This is a sound that ...