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“breath support” (three things to say or do instead of using that term)
Sometimes we use the phrase “breath support” when what we really mean is, well, something else.
tongue tension … blarg
tongue tension is a thing. so i went live to talk about it.
body, breath, voice
if you’re exhausted by online teaching, here’s a little reminder of something you already know xo
stay calm & pivot
We find ourselves in a state of RAPIDLY-CHANGING-FEET-NEVER-LANDING-HOLY-COW-HOW-DID-THIS-ESCALATE-SO-FAST ness. And we’re going to PIVOT THE HECK OUT OF IT. YEAH WE ARE.
Fri Fav Five – 28|02|20
Here’s a weensie list of cross-training and belt-a-licious resources you can access to help you teach your face off even harder than you already do.
websites and policies and pricing OH MY*
a blog post dedicated to the folx who want to know more about allll the businessy things …
Fri Fav Five – 31|01|20
I am asked ALL THE TIME about the best resources to start a #voiceped journey so here’s a list of five of my favourite free (that’s why they’re in the STARTER KIT, friends) voice ped resources.
Sunday Funday (or something like that)
if you have a few minutes of downtime, here are some #voiceped blog posts to make you go, hmmmm …
FRIDAY FAV FIVE – 24|01|20
There are some sites I use OVER and OVER and OVER again in sessions to help explain or introduce a concept. These are the five I use most often.
say the things – language use in the studio …
of all the things we do in the voice studio, our language choices may be one of the most important …
12 days of twang farm* … and other cool things folx are doing on the internets at the mo …
*Yeah. You read that right. TWANG FARM. A bunch of friends and colleagues are doing some very cool (and FREEEEE!) tutorials and...
stay open | stay curious | stay honest
(also: one-year anniversary shenanigans) Recently, a friend and colleague posted something on one of the Voice Teacher FaceBook Groups...
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a matter of intention [cont.]
intention coordinates the body … and sometimes being a dinosaur is the best intention of all.
grasping at straws …
roughly a million people have already written about straw exercises so rather than write a new blog post, I’m just going to reference the heck out of them and go home early
a matter of intention
intention shapes action