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...
by Michael Mayer | Sep 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’m a 58yr old spinto tenor, studied voice part time for 25 yrs I sang in weddings, funerals, and at senior living places, but I always had a problem singing in front of people or an audience, my voice is never up to par when I sing in public, but when I’m...
by Michael Mayer | Sep 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
My frustration is that I can vocalize on vowels well, but not when I apply them to a song. I know my throat needs to stay open, however I can’t seem to coordinate it. Do you have to be concious of raising the soft palate and stretching the throat by imagining an...
by Michael Mayer | Sep 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
In the exercise for the laryngeal tilt, David Jones speaks of using a slightly deeper vowel on the second, higher note. What does he mean by “a slightly deeper vowel” – does one achieve a slightly deeper vowel by lowering the larynx slightly, by imagining the larynx...
