The Singing / Straw Blog
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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So you’ve been singing or speaking allllllll dang day… Rehearsals, recording sessions, another long teaching day, or maybe you just spent an hour belting out that new Lady Gaga song in the shower… And by the time you’re done, your...
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Be honest—warming up your voice can sometimes feel as exciting as folding laundry. You hum, you trill, you run through scales like some kind of human siren… And by the end of it all, you’re wondering if you actually needed...
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