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...

Public speaking is among the top phobias for a lot of people. But singing in public is probably way scarier for most folks! How do...

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...

That's kind of a punny title, considering that the weekly blog is taking a little break so that I can concentrate on bringing good...

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...

Public speaking is often cited as people's number one fear. Most people probably don't consider public singing. But if they did, I bet...

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...

I'm not going to lie, this is one of my favorite punny comics of all time. I've shared it sooooo many times because it never fails to...

Last week I was wasting time on YouTube and I came across a clip of a celebrity on a talk show. The host commented how this particular...

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...

There are a LOT of muscles in your face that work while you are singing and speaking. Some of them are mostly about expression, some are...

For decades singing teachers have been hounding their students about drinking enough water and staying hydrated, because it was good for...

I love brains. I love how they function and how much there is to learn about them. I never, ever get tired of learning how it works,...

Yesterday I met with my colleague Vicki Singer, a singer and disability advocate, to discuss Global Accessibility Awareness Day and how...