Michael J. Mayer is a Voice Researcher, Consultant and Singer based in Minneapolis, MN. He works with singers, actors and business professionals to understand how their voice functions naturally to efficiently accomplish their objectives. His expertise is equally beneficial for singers of all styles, (including Opera/Classical, Musical Theater, Pop/Rock, Jazz, Folk, R&B, Choral, Cantoring, and Chant) speakers in a wide range of applications, as well as rehabilitation for people suffering from vocal damage.Read More »Welcome to VocalWisdom.com, the home of Vocal Wisdom Voice Consulting. I’m Michael Mayer and this is my space to share the findings of my research, experimentation and observations regarding the voice and its function. The information here is primarily geared toward singing, but the principles are equally applicable to speaking. The focus is on the healthy, natural function of the voice to meet our objectives. The approach is the same whether singing or speaking.
The basis of this approach is to learn how to transform the physical body into a musical instrument, fulfilling those responsibilities found in any sound-producing instrument.
My previous post stirred up quite a bit of activity. That’s great. Pretty much everybody who commented was of the opinion that the demonstration of how to sing opera was severely misguided. That is also a very good thing. But I want to go deeper into this topic of how we create the sounds we…
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