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Between low humidity and the increasingly frigid weather, along with more performances in December, singing (even indoors!), can truly be a vocal challenge. Sure, it's fun, however singing outside for Carols in December can negatively affect your voice and can take up to a month to fully recover. Signs to watch for are a raspy sound, decreased vocal range, less flexibility, dysphonia, hoarseness, and the need to use more air just to activate the vocal folds. Solution: refr

Catchy songs, the thrill of the stage, dance extravaganzas, and the power of speech, and you are there. Broadway. And you will do anything to make it happen. Audition, audition, audition. Practice, study, memorize, lessons, acting classes, dance classes. Excitement, tears, self-doubt, start again. Singing works sometimes, maybe all of the time,... 'hey, did I sound ok in that audition?', you ask yourself over the proverbial espresso coffee shortly after the audition to

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Have you heard this phrase, 'place the tone', or 'place the tone in the mask'? Do you know what it means, - I mean, actually really...

I do too! But in moderation, please! Let's avoid heartburn! If you have a performance, audition or rehearsal around the corner, it is...

Here are some tips on how to take care of your voice, from Dr. Slavit. I conducted an audio interview with renowned otolaryngologist Dr....

"My schedule is crazy! I have only 15 minutes that I can practice today...what should I focus on? This is an excellent question! With...

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Singers! Extreme heat and humidity can negatively impact a singer's vocal cords ranging from dryness, irritation, and even potential...

Breathing for singing is an often misunderstood subject. After many years of vocal study on both sides of the Atlantic, scientific and...