by Michael Mayer | Jul 15, 2007 | Falsetto
I am a 23 yr old male singer, and I have found that over the past few years I have gradually lost the ability to sing in falsetto. I started having singing lessons when I was 18, and it was decided that my voice was in the baritone-tenor range. Even though singing...
by Michael Mayer | Jul 8, 2007 | Falsetto
I am a female chorus teacher and have a difficult time explaining to my male students how to sing falsetto. What is the best way to “explain” to them how to sing in falsetto? Thanks...
by Michael Mayer | Jun 10, 2007 | Vibrato
Hello, I am an aspiring singer and I was wondering about the vibrato. I know that you must have the proper training in order to develop it, but I was wondering why small children have it and I don’t? For instance, The Jackson Five’s lead singer, Michael...
by Michael Mayer | Jun 10, 2007 | Allan Lindquest
BASED UPON A PSYCHO-PHYSICAL MENTAL STATE OF CALMNESS, REPOSE, PATIENCE AND CONFIDENCE, AND MOTIVATED BY THE URGE TO SING, THE TRAINING OF THE VOICE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CORPORAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WHICH MUST BE TRAINED INTO CORRECT FORM AND FUNCTIONING GUIDED BY...
by Michael Mayer | Jun 9, 2007 | Legato
Dear Michael, I believe that you are providing an excellent service to singers. A choral director at my church is struggling with something she calls “scooping” and as one of her singers I’d like an explanation of what she means. Is there a more...
by Michael Mayer | Jun 8, 2007 | Fach, Support, Tension
Dear Mr. Mayer, I am a Vocal Performance Major, I’ve had a couple of teachers recently and each are different the first taught a mixture of techniques some from Lindquist and the second teacher basically focuses on no tension at all in the face , jaw, body etc....
