by Michael Mayer | May 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
It was announced last week that Rolando Villazon will have surgery to remove a cyst from his vocal cords. This is sad news, indeed. But we went over this a month or two back. There really is no such thing as singing too much, the problem comes from not being...
by Michael Mayer | Apr 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Michael,WOW! This advice was so absolutely SPOT ON! This is working beautifully for me. Thank God for you, because I rehearsed with my son several days ago and he said my voice sounded great! I’m amazed. The advice about my throat staying open was so valuable...
by Michael Mayer | Apr 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
I used to sing weekly and practice daily in my job. But I resigned and for about 5 years haven’t used my voice much. I’m trying to get it back in shape to sing 2 songs at a friend’s wedding. I’m a soprano and I’m 54 years old. In one of...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am a very dedicated 17 year old vocalist living in Westchester, NY. Some background info- I’ve been singing seriously for about a year and a half now. I sing classically and r&b style. I’ve performed at many venues, mainly pro bono, to increase my...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am from Argentina and have a technical question, How can I achieve the “ng” position for the tongue? I don’t understand the position for the word hang or sing. Is it the position for the tongue in the “n” consonant? In the “n” consonant I can’t see the...
by Michael Mayer | Feb 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
My question is: why is this sort of “non-singing” taking the place of real singing? One hears maybe a few “pretty voices” but not a real voice, not a voice filled with real emotion (most have no emotion to their singing at all, this singer you...