by Michael Mayer | Jun 18, 2018 | Connection, Glottal/Cord Closure, Instinctive Function, Mental-Physical Relation, Perfect Attack, Speaking, Uncategorized
In this video I explain a concept I often use in my teaching. You may have heard people say that a voice speaks well or doesn’t speak when describing a singer. They are referring to how immediate the sound appears. Well produced voices seem to be audible in an...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 3, 2016 | Fatigue, Glottal/Cord Closure, Podcast, Video
In today’s class I’m addressing a couple of questions about vocal fatigue. This is an issue for pretty much all of us to some degree. But for those of us with a greater imbalance in the vocal function fatigue can become a serious concern. For the most...
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 | Jun 29, 2012 | Balanced Function, Fatigue, Glottal/Cord Closure, Q&A, Raspy Voice
Hi Michael I’d love to ask a question. I’m a soprano, hedging towards full lyric with coloratura. I always lose my voice after singing. It feels like my cords get swollen and my voice goes up in pitch and gets scratchy and I lose my tone and lower end; and...
by Michael Mayer | Jun 11, 2011 | Glottal/Cord Closure, Passaggio, Q&A, Registers
I was wondering if you could give me some ideas about making a smooth transition from middle voice to chest in a song. I find it no problem if there is a jump down, but extremely clunky if I am singing a scale down. This is made more difficult by the fact that the...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 21, 2011 | Balanced Function, Glottal/Cord Closure, Open Throat, Q&A, Support
Would you say that good breath control, an open throat, etc. are causes or results of proper technique? Or do they cause each other? I think the reason I’m asking is because many people seem to put a lot of emphasis on deliberately lifting the soft palate or...
