by Michael Mayer | Nov 29, 2014 | Career Development, David Jones, Promotions, Singing Success Tips, Testimonial
First, I want to wish everyone a (belated) Happy Thanksgiving. Even those who don’t observe this US holiday, I still send my wishes to you. Because when you wish someone a Happy Thanksgiving what you are really doing is expressing to them your own thanks for what they...
by Michael Mayer | Jul 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Hello! There are some new things brewing here at VocalWisom.com and I just wanted to give you a little glimpse of what is coming. First, if you have visited the site recently you probably noticed that we are going through a renovation. Everything is still there, it...
by Michael Mayer | Apr 14, 2014 | Glottal/Cord Closure, Phonation, Q&A, Yawn
I would like to inquire about resisting the breath with the vocal cords. I’m having difficulty with the image you give of resisting with the larger muscles first then without. Could you explain it in a more detailed way or in another way, I would like to pursue...
by Michael Mayer | Feb 18, 2014 | Breathing, Lamperti, Q&A, Support
I found your article about compression and breathing into the back very interesting. I’ve had a heck of a time trying to get my head around proper breathing – ‘working’ techniques seem to come and go with varying success, though vocal fatigue...
by Michael Mayer | Feb 3, 2014 | Q&A, Uncategorized
On the one hand, how do you personally warm up your voice, exercise it and warm it down. Especially helpful would be some guidelines on repetition count or time duration per exercise (if general guidelines can be formulated that would be even better), as I’m...
by Michael Mayer | Dec 17, 2013 | Vocal Health
One of the biggest challenges to the singer is the common cold. Generally a cold is not a particularly severe illness, and the average person tends to be able to perform their normal daily activities without much effect. It is basically not much more than a nuisance....
