by Michael Mayer | Dec 7, 2011 | Balanced Function, Low Larynx, Q&A, Uncategorized
I am an old man, nevertheless I still enjoy singing and I can throw down a good Di Provenza or Valentin Aria. My question is that all my life my singing teachers and fellow singers kept telling me that the voice should be placed high and forward. So I tried to place...
by Michael Mayer | Nov 16, 2011 | Facial Resonance, Placement, Q&A
I have been having contradictions about “voice placement“, some encouraging forward placement during singing, while others even stating that there is nothing like placement, either forward or ‘backward‘. Plus, I have been trying to train my soprano and tenor singers...
by Michael Mayer | Sep 11, 2011 | 9/11, Uncategorized
Today is the tenth anniversary of the day the world changed. At least that is what many are calling it. And I guess it is an accurate description. It certainly changed my world. You can never really know what things would be like if your life took a different path,...
by Michael Mayer | Aug 12, 2011 | Glottis, Phonation, Q&A, Vocal Fry
Had a conversation with another teacher today and she said the following: “When the folds ‘fry’, they rattle against each other – this is why it is also called glottal scrape – and there is a lack of periodicity in their vibratory...
by Michael Mayer | Jul 20, 2011 | Baritone, Classical Singer, Singer Spotlight
Today’s Spotlight is on another singer that sang with Jussi Björling and also recently died. Here is his bio from Wikipedia: Cornell MacNeil (September 24, 1922 – July 15, 2011), was an American operatic baritone known for his exceptional voice and long career...
by Michael Mayer | Jul 11, 2011 | David Jones, Q&A, Swedish/Italian School
Hello Michael. There’s something I’ve wondered about for a while, and it stems from me having been an eager reader of both your blog and David Jones’ online articles for a long while. I’ve read through all of Mr. Jones’ articles at least...
