The Singing / Straw Blog
I used to believe that if I just had enough talent, I would inevitably find success as a singer. It seemed like all the stars I admired were simply born to sing. But over the years, I got a wake-up...
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I once thought a straw could never improve my voice. But after a presentation from a top voice scientist at a conference, everything changed. That’s when I learned about straw phonation—a technique I had never heard of, and frankly, didn’t...
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I’m a Mariah Carey fan, you might’ve guessed. If you are too, then you know she’s the queen of the whistle note. When I think of her, Emotions comes to mind instantly. That high, sweet note in the bridge that...
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You’re halfway through your warm-up, trying to slide into that tricky passage—and your pitch? It’s starting to wander off... Drifting just sharp… or flat. And no matter how much you “try harder,” it never quite locks in. Here’s the thing:...
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So you’ve been singing, talking, teaching, belting, socializing, coaching… You know, just another week of basically running your voice into the ground 😅 Maybe you just wrapped up a full week of back-to-back voice lessons, barely coming up for air...
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