by Michael Mayer | Oct 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Recently I have been to a masterclass with a very competent Italian soprano and voice teacher, Ms. [Name Deleted]. What she said to me was quite shocking. She said that my voice came out tiny (even for a soprano leggero) and that the kind of sound emission I...
by Michael Mayer | Oct 7, 2009 | Facial Resonance, Mask
Sometimes when I am working in this new way I feel the voice becomes nasal… but then again, it might be that I am still not very familiar with the correct feeling. How can I tell the difference?The feeling of being nasal is probably a good one. Most of...
by Michael Mayer | Oct 4, 2009 | Connection, Dark Resonance
When I feel like I get things right, I feel very “connected” to my body, and there is no pain of any kind. I have done some recordings of me studying, and I was surprised to hear that the voice sounds much richer in tone, and very dark. In...
by Michael Mayer | Oct 2, 2009 | Larynx, Vibrato
I have a question about something I have just started experiencing. When there is vibrato in the voice, the larynx starts moving slightly up and down – it has never happened to me before, what is that? The bobbing of your larynx is a sign of release. That...
