by Michael Mayer | Mar 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am a very dedicated 17 year old vocalist living in Westchester, NY. Some background info- I’ve been singing seriously for about a year and a half now. I sing classically and r&b style. I’ve performed at many venues, mainly pro bono, to increase my...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am from Argentina and have a technical question, How can I achieve the “ng” position for the tongue? I don’t understand the position for the word hang or sing. Is it the position for the tongue in the “n” consonant? In the “n” consonant I can’t see the...
by Michael Mayer | Feb 24, 2009 | Breathing, Singing
Wondering if you could help me with my understanding of how the breath works? In the last lesson when I had some vocal co-ordination success by thinking of replicating the feeling of playing sax with the mouthpiece being at the base of the neck, would it be right to...
by Michael Mayer | Feb 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
My question is: why is this sort of “non-singing” taking the place of real singing? One hears maybe a few “pretty voices” but not a real voice, not a voice filled with real emotion (most have no emotion to their singing at all, this singer you...
by Michael Mayer | Feb 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
I watched a YouTube clip of Elina Garanca, a mezzo gaining in popularity, that was shared with me by a colleague. My feeling is she makes an accepted sound, which is to say a modern approach to imitating the sound of the great singers rather than a true vocal tone. To...
