Another good reason singers should avoid looking directly at the conductor
Popular Science: Why it’s so hard to swat flies, according to science.Why it’s so hard to swat flies As a clever singer, you understand that the voice is not an instrument, and that therefore the focus of your vocal education ought to be you. The more you know about yourself, the more you know about […]
In singing, the last word is the sound.
This story begins at the end It has been some years since my last voice lesson. My relationship with that teacher, David L Jones, began to unravel the day I asked him a written technical question via private messaging. In person, I was easily swayed by his incredibly agreeable charm, and in retrospect I see […]
Singing is pretty much just… goats
Recently I was asked what I meant when I said that the three fundamental categories of skill in singing are position, motion, and attitude. It’s easy to understand what these categories are: position and motion are everything a singer does that you could literally draw or photograph. Attitudes are everything a singer does that can’t […]
Here’s a simple question about how your voice works. Most opera singers get the answer wrong.
Question: How does a vocalist raise or lower the pitch? When I was a university student, I learned how my voice works in “vocal pedagogy” class. The most basic of functions is simply changing the pitch, so of course that was a big part of the first week of class. Like you, I was taught […]
This rookie mistake will stop your singing career in its tracks
I managed to fail despite having the game somewhat rigged in my favor. Embarrassing!
„Basierend auf der Forschung von Leif Lundberg“
Hier kannst du die Originalversion mit Zitaten und Links finden: https://newschoolsinger.com/2019/10/18/based-on-the-research-of-leif-lundberg-david-l-jones-and-the-swedish-italian-school-of-singing/ „Basierend auf der Forschung von Leif Lundberg“. Jene Phrase, die in David L. Jones (voiceteacher.com) neuestem Buch zu finden ist, gab den Hinweis, der mir endlich erlaubte, das Netz an Behauptungen zu entwirren, das Mr. Jones mythische Gesangstradition unterstützt. Bis ich Mr. Lundberg direkt […]