by Michael Mayer | Jul 1, 2012 | David Jones, Fach
I know I’ve been out of touch for a while and some of you are noticing. I know this because you’ve told me. So I’m going to get back to business and share with you what is new with me. In late May I had a pretty exciting experience. My mentor, David...
by Michael Mayer | Jun 29, 2012 | Balanced Function, Fatigue, Glottal/Cord Closure, Q&A, Raspy Voice
Hi Michael I’d love to ask a question. I’m a soprano, hedging towards full lyric with coloratura. I always lose my voice after singing. It feels like my cords get swollen and my voice goes up in pitch and gets scratchy and I lose my tone and lower end; and...
by Michael Mayer | May 16, 2012 | Vocal Abuse, Vocal Health
I have a research paper coming up, and my subject of choice is vocal abuse in modern society. In order to be able to write about this, I not only need to know examples of vocal abuse and what the consequences are, but also WHY certain activities cause fatigue or...
by Michael Mayer | May 7, 2012 | Q&A
There are some things about singing that I am not completely understanding. I studied voice for 4 years as a baritone. This past fall, I went to grad school and switched to tenor, as I knew that I was never really a baritone. What I am not exactly getting is how to...
by Michael Mayer | Apr 28, 2012 | Testimonial
I received this testimonial from a college singer that I have worked with 3 or 4 times. She has a regular teacher at school and wanted to see me to figure out a few things that just weren’t working for her. She told me about her experiences with some of the...
by Michael Mayer | Apr 18, 2012 | Singing Success Tips
Singing Success Tips is a series of posts discussing non-vocal aspects of being a successful singer. “You can avoid reality. But you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.” – Ayn Rand I saw this quote the other day and thought it is...
