by Michael Mayer | Dec 17, 2010 | Balanced Function, Breathing, Forcing, Q&A, Raspy Voice
Hello, one of my students gets a hoarse voice after even short bouts of singing and it appears she has a good technique. what do you suggest? She’s been to the ENT and that showed nothing....
by Michael Mayer | Oct 20, 2010 | Balanced Function, Breathing, Larynx, Q&A, Vibrato
I’ve observed that a vast majority of opera singers and even contemporary singers have a constant quiver in their tongue as they sing, it tends to quiver more so when they sing the higher notes. how does this happen? my singing teacher does it, and when I asked...
by Michael Mayer | Oct 18, 2010 | Balanced Function, Fach, Q&A
I have been trying not to worry too much about “sound”, since, like you said, it’s such a big problem of students and teachers today to focus on sound rather than on how the voice works. But that IS something that has been occupying my mind. I have...
by Michael Mayer | Sep 26, 2010 | Balanced Function, Q&A, Vibrato
Michael, I found you via David Jones. He has recommended that I contact you to pursue some vocal training. I have sung in various choirs over many years and love to sing. However, I’ve been disappointed in that I’m not able to sing with vibrato...
by Michael Mayer | Sep 25, 2010 | Balanced Function, Fatigue, Q&A, Raspy Voice, Stamina, Voice Type
I have a few questions.. My voice gets raspy very soon if i talk for like 10 mins. Is it becuz of my placement? When i went to the speech therapy, i can feel my voice is hitting the hard palate, but now i cant. Is it a problem? My old choir teacher thinks that i am a...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 25, 2010 | Balanced Function, Falsetto, Q&A, Registers
What do you think about the approach of separating falsetto and chest muscles and then when they are strong enough, coordinate them? I have come across threads in the forum at classical-singer.com and it seems like a few active people there advocate that. For example:...
