Lately I've been on a bit of a kick, writing some straight up vocal science posts that are making me happy. I love me a good research...

There's a ton of discussion about vocal health in the singing world, and how to keep our voices healthy over a (hopefully) long career....

This is gonna be a straight up voice science post, just talking about phonation threshold pressure. Because science is fun, and voices...

And that's not necessarily a bad thing! I'm talking specifically about air pressure that is happening at all times along the vocal tract,...

All singing begins in the brain. And so it can be helpful to understand how the brain and the sundry parts of it are made and connected...

Our bodies are full of nerves all over the place, communicating, observing, and acting. We've got three types of nerves that keep us...

I don't know anyone who hasn't had a sinus infection at least once in their life. If you are that person, I wanna know how you've managed...

Okay, admittedly that was a terrible title trying to draw on a popular song, but stick with me. (And in case you need a little Ginger...

Getting to better efficiency in breathing for singing is a worthy goal, but sometimes we miss the very first step! Especially if you've...

I say it often that all singing begins in the brain. Singing can also be influenced by the brain, specifically by reflexes, in an ongoing...

Jellyfish have no spines, but you do! The presence of spines literally divides the animal kingdom into two distinct parts. Those with...

This week let's get to know our thyroarytenoid muscle, also what we call the "true" vocal folds. I'll have another video released on my...

For some reason or another, in singing pedagogy over the recent past, we've focused a lot of attention on the diaphragm in breathing. I...

Singing in front of other people can be incredibly intimidating. Sometimes when I'm starting out with a new client, I have to consciously...

This week let's examine the occipital lobe of the brain, and the ways it helps us to teach singers. The occipital lobe, seen in the image...

We all learned a long time ago that nerves carry impulses from the brain to parts of the body so that those parts do the things the brain...

When you get right down to it, breathing is pretty simple. Air goes in, air goes out, repeat forever. It's also incredibly complex. The...

What's small, well-connected, and hard to say five times fast? It's the hyoid bone! Count this bone among the small but incredibly...

In last week's blog I introduced the idea that our breathing pedagogy for singers has two equal parts: philosophy and mechanics. If...

There's likely no other topic in voice pedagogy as difficult and as nuanced as breathing. Some voice teachers can have some very strong...