by Michael Mayer | Mar 8, 2012 | Dark Resonance, Open Throat, Yawn
This is the title of a section from the book “Vocal Wisdom” that was my main inspiration into vocal research. It is an organized collection of quotes from lessons with Giovanni Battista Lamperti. It is interesting that even in that time (1891-1893) there...
by Michael Mayer | Jan 6, 2012 | Dark Resonance, Facial Resonance, Low Larynx, Open Throat, Video
My previous post stirred up quite a bit of activity. That’s great. Pretty much everybody who commented was of the opinion that the demonstration of how to sing opera was severely misguided. That is also a very good thing. But I want to go deeper into this topic...
by Michael Mayer | Jan 17, 2011 | Dark Resonance, Non-Classical Singer, Soprano, Spreading
It only seems natural that our discussion of Josh Groban would turn to others of his type. So we have some good comments from readers about Sarah Brightman that I would like to highlight and contribute to. She provides some good examples for us to learn from....
by Michael Mayer | Jan 6, 2011 | Dark Resonance, Forcing, Q&A
Subject: Having to teach more popular singers and the frustration of them wanting big sounds before they have fundamentals down. Dear Michael, I want to thank you for your great articles. I have voice students read them all the time, and it is a great help; I wish you...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 22, 2010 | Dark Resonance, Function
Decibelomaniac…I had the pleasure of hearing Ms Bartoli in the greatest and most important halls in Europe, with – contrary to some US halls – marvelous acoustics. E.g. the Berlin Philharmonic with almost 3000 seats – she filled and coloured...
by Michael Mayer | Oct 4, 2009 | Connection, Dark Resonance
When I feel like I get things right, I feel very “connected” to my body, and there is no pain of any kind. I have done some recordings of me studying, and I was surprised to hear that the voice sounds much richer in tone, and very dark. In...
