by Michael Mayer | Feb 14, 2015 | Articles, Career Development, Mental-Physical Relation, Performance Anxiety, Singing Success Tips
There is a great benefit to using a mirror in your practice. Actually, there are benefits on more than one level. You might be familiar with using a mirror in your practice to observe various aspects of yourself while you sing. The obvious things we can use this for...
by Michael Mayer | Feb 9, 2015 | Passaggio, Q&A, Registers, Tenor
Dear Michael, I discovered your website only a couple of days ago, and it’s already starting to become one of my favorites on vocal technique. Keep up the great work! One thing that has always puzzled me (and to some degree still does), is the subject of vocal...
by Michael Mayer | Feb 5, 2015 | Q&A, Teaching, Voice Teacher
I am studying under a vocal teacher, although I am in constant doubt, because what she teaches sometimes contradicts what you and David Jones teach. (Pure venting: for one thing, she is the “more breath” kind of teacher. For another thing, she often requests me to...
by Michael Mayer | Dec 26, 2014 | Science
I often receive questions about vocal topics, and recently I was asked if I could give a description of my work in more scientific terms. They said that someone they wanted discuss this with is very rooted in voice science, and they felt they could make a better...
by Michael Mayer | Dec 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
What other habits have you integrated into your daily routine unrelated to the actual act of singing, especially regarding physical fitness. (I’ve already seen some general guidelines like drinking enough, being aware of surrounding noise, etc., so I’m...
by Michael Mayer | Dec 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
The teaching concepts of Giovanni Battista Lamperti have been a major influence in my development as a singer and voice instructor. Lamperti is best known from the book “Vocal Wisdom, Maxims of Giovanni Battista Lamperti”. This book was not actually...
