by Michael Mayer | Feb 5, 2015 | Q&A, Teaching, Voice Teacher
I am studying under a vocal teacher, although I am in constant doubt, because what she teaches sometimes contradicts what you and David Jones teach. (Pure venting: for one thing, she is the “more breath” kind of teacher. For another thing, she often requests me to...
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 4, 2013 | Q&A, Registers, Resonance Line Up
Hi Mr Mayer! here is a question that puzzles me: I find Lilli Lehmann’s profile very helpful for myself. (I am referring to the picture page 44 in the Dover edition of “How to sing”) Like many singers, I have a tendency to think any pitch too low,...
by Michael Mayer | Jul 13, 2012 | NG, Posture, Q&A, Tongue, Uncategorized
Dear Michael, I have a question for you: I know that the tongue must stay in the “ng” position, but sometimes I loose the sensation, especially when pronouncing words. Maybe you can help me with that, maybe there is a particular feeling in the mouth which...
