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This afternoon I was teaching a singing lesson by phone with a client. There are some really wonderful moments in her singing these days as she is right in the middle of shifting her mental concept of what vocal strength really means.
A truly strong voice not only sounds powerful, it feels good. When something we [...]

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Maintaining a Healthy Voice

by Katherine Scott

Taking care of your voice is a practice that you might not think about in the same way as you think about overall health, but there are a lot of similarities. Choosing well-being over excess physical and emotional stress has a powerful effect on your body and your voice. If you’ve ever had vocal fatigue [...]

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Communication as Co-Creation

by Katherine Scott

Yesterday I had plans to have lunch with a friend who is almost always bubbly and flowing over with enthusiasm. But when we met yesterday I could tell that all was not well with her, mostly by the sound of her voice. No bubbles, no enthusiasm.
As we were sitting at one of my favourite restaurants [...]

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When it comes to voice training for either a singer or speaker, questions often arise about how long to practise, and what exercises to use every day to build the voice.
The answers for both depend on what purpose you have for voice practice. Let’s deal with how long first.
Professional opera singers sometimes practise several hours [...]

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To have an authentic voice it’s essential that the sound of your voice and the words you say align with who you are. Think for a moment what that means. Your voice is a huge part of your identity. It’s the words you speak and the sound you make. It’s a big part of how [...]

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