Great singers make singing look easy. They’re poised and centered when performing, almost like they’re in a bubble. They don’t stretch and strain for the note, and they keep that poise and strength no matter the content or genre of song.
Welcome to Singing From The Center Of Your Voice. It’s a three part program available in either downloadable or CD form:
- A 60 Page manual with over 60 color diagrams and photos (see examples scrolling above).
- A Vocal Coaching CD, that takes you through the exercises in the manual and on the Exercise CD
- An Exercise CD, starting with a spoken tutorial that takes you through a full breath exercise,
and then 20 vocal piano exercises to practice with.
This program teaches you:
- How The Voice Works
- How To Use The Voice
- How To Perform A Song
- How to keep centered when performing and singing
Just by reading the book, you will have a clear idea of ‘how to do it’, and, if you’ve already been singing for a while, how to correct any problems or bad habits that might have arisen. Most of the time, it’s simple mistakes we make that all add up to a strained voice and/or note. We stand incorrectly, tense up, don’t breathe properly and put so much strain on the vocal cords it’s a wonder that any sound comes out at all. So we have to re-learn how to do it, step by step. 9 times out of 10, singing a good song is actually about physically getting it right. Once we teach our bodies to do that without thinking, so that it feels natural and flows easily, then we can concentrate on singing the song with truth and integrity.
Being centered when singing means we are in control, understand what we’re doing, and why. In other words, using the voice like the instrument it truly is. We’re then free to concentrate on the song, without worrying about technique. This gives us confidence, helps us relax and actually enjoy singing.
For the rules of singing are actually quite simple, with basic ‘do’s and don’ts’ to look out for. The main ‘don’t’ being tensing and raising the jaw/throat/whole body and virtually throttling ourselves before we’ve even made a sound! It’s remembering to do the RIGHT things all at the same time that is often the greatest challenge. And an understanding of How The Voice Works i.e. The Whole Body Working Together At The Same Time, goes a long way to help us Master Our Instrument and make the Right Choices before we’ve even made a sound. We’re then relaxed and focused – in other words, Centered.
Hear samples of the Vocal Coaching and the exercise CD
The voice is a muscle that with proper exercise and focus will develop and work for you. By reading the book you’ll have a grasp on how to sing and get the best results from your voice. After that, the next step is to listen to the vocal coaching CD. It contains examples of how to breathe, sing and practice with the Exercise CD. Then you can start using the Exercise CD right away. 10-20 minutes every day, every other day, or any spare minute you can find, and you could see a marked improvement in as little as a week. However, what you put in is what you get out. The more you sing, with correct focus and use of the voice, the more it will develop. It’s the focus, with singing, and not the strain or effort. For example, it’s very tempting if we are singing a song that needs a lot of power and emotion, to force the voice and so not get the result we’re looking for. The more we can direct our energies from within, the body relaxed and poised, the better we sound.
When we work on centering and thus developing the voice, we are then free to concentrate and sing from the center of a song. Singing then ceases to be an effort and strain and becomes fun. We are singing from the center of our voice, from the center of a song, and from the center of ourselves.
HAPPY SINGING!