by Michael Mayer | Mar 18, 2016 | Falsetto, Registers, Video
There are a lot of differing opinions about what Head Voice and Falsetto are. Some use the terms interchangeably while others consider them to be different things. I am one that thinks of them as different. For me Head Voice is a true voice that is generally...
by Michael Mayer | Feb 29, 2016 | Podcast, Registers
Today’s Masterclass Podcast answers a question about feeling pressure at the larynx while singing. I discuss several possible reasons we might feel this and what we can to to relieve it. Leave comments and questions below....
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...
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 | 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...
