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Vocal Remedies that Really Work

What should you take when your throat feels scratchy, phlegmy or just plain awful? Science has an answer for you! Listen in to learn what the research says about honey, lemon, ginger and a host of other remedies. I also share what works for me, including some of my favorite recipes.

CONFIDENCE, CHANGE

I throw things at my students

Well, we throw things back and forth. It helps more sound to come out of the body.

VIDEO, CONFIDENCE, HOW-TO

How we sound to ourselves isn't how we sound to everyone else!

Play along at home as we conduct a science experiment! If you’ve ever hated the sound of your recorded voice, this video is for you. You’ll want to listen without headphones to get the most benefit.

Breathing, Comfort, Confidence, How-to, Podcast

Comfort, Breathing, Confidence, How-to, Podcast

Episode 48: Look for the Helpers

Raising your voice - in anger, in resistance, or in defense - is one way to make a difference in the world. But emotions can tie the voice in knots.

How-to, Vocal health

Hydrate hydrate hydrate

What's amazing to me about Sen. Cory Booker (NJ) speaking for over 25 hours this week is that his voice was not trashed at the end of it.

Breathing, How-to, Podcast

Episode 47: How Reading Music Can Set Your Voice Back

Many of my students think of singing and reading music as parts of the same skill. I don’t think that’s exactly right.

Confidence, How-to, Podcast

Episode 46: Three Questions to Help You Prepare for Any Presentation

How do you manage stage fright? Do you have calming rituals, or ways to pump yourself up? Do you try to ignore it and power through?

Confidence, How-to

The Flyswatter or the Sea?

Resistance is something I talk about all the time with students: too much of the wrong kind of resistance makes singing and speaking harder than they need to be.

Change, How-to, Podcast

Episode 45: Managing the Anxiety that Comes with Growth

In this episode, I introduce you to my tool called the Quality Inventory, which can help you navigate the process of growing your speaking or singing voice.

Breathing, Comfort

Comfort, Breathing

Have you tried stagger breathing?

There’s a thing in choral singing called “stagger breathing.”

How-to, Podcast, Vocal health

Episode 44: Waking Up with a Sore Throat

Let me show you some easy ways to (gently) exercise your instrument when it hurts to use it.

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