As I talked about in last week's Live Office Hours (watch the replay on Facebook, YouTube, or Vimeo), classes, books, courses, conferences, and symposia often say that they're offering "pedagogy"...
If you know me at all, you know that I'm using the word "worst" here with my tongue FIRMLY IN CHEEK. And you might also know that ALL of these incredible singers are in regular rotation on my...
One of the things we're talking about (and practicing) a LOT in The VPUD are better ways to give feedback to the singers we work with. Ways that model formative assessment methods and support their...
Lots of folks do not enjoy learning by reading. This blog outlines eight alternatives to cracking open a text book for folks who want to learn voice pedagogy but who don’t want to do it by reading.
Sometimes we use the phrase “breath support” when what we really mean is, well, something else.
if you’re exhausted by online teaching, here’s a little reminder of something you already know xo
of all the things we do in the voice studio, our language choices may be one of the most important …
Recently, a friend and colleague posted something that broke my heart a little bit. So I said a few things in response.
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intention coordinates the body … and sometimes being a dinosaur is the best intention of all.
intention shapes action
I need more “HUH”-moments in my teaching. You?
You know this already but … one-size-fits-all doesn’t work so well for most things in life and especially for voice lessons.