by Michael Mayer | Feb 2, 2017 | Facial Resonance, Mask, Nasal Resonance, Placement, Q&A
I recently received a question asking about “all aspects of placement”. I have talked about this topic quite a bit over the years because it is often recommended but not well understood how it happens. Here is a post about it from several years ago to get a basic idea...
by Michael Mayer | Dec 26, 2016 | Promotions, Q&A, Video
I hope you had a nice Christmas weekend. If you don’t celebrate Christmas just consider it a wish of goodwill. This week I want to share a tip that I’ve developed over the years to help accomplish balance in the actions we do. This is a saying I use when...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 15, 2016 | Podcast, Q&A, Resonance, Video
In this class I discuss some aspects of resonance. This is in response to a two-part question. The first part asking what are the key points to assure the presence of resonance consistently. The second part asks the validity of relying on the sensation of acoustic...
by Michael Mayer | May 20, 2015 | Balanced Function, breath, Q&A, Support
A client of mine was discussing some of the concepts we work on with a former teacher/professor of hers. He agreed with the things she said and told her they were much the same as he taught. One of the statements he made was that he always taught “sul...
by Michael Mayer | Feb 24, 2015 | High Notes, Q&A, Registers, Tenor, Vibrato
I would just like to say thank you so much for the #1 secret article. It’s helped with so many of the issues with my voice and makes it sound better and feel healthier. Would I be right in thinking that vibrato is only really possible when the breath is...
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...