You've likely heard of the body positivity movement, but have you ever considered where the voice fits into it? Our body is our instrument when it comes to singing. As we often have a complicated and sometimes negative relationship with our bodies, much the same can happen when it comes to the sound of our voice, both as we speak and as we sing. Want to join in on the discussion? Use the hashtag #voiceneutrality Image by Gerd Altmann Voice Shaming Voice shaming is the auditor

On my 30th birthday, I offer 30 pieces of singing advice I would give my younger self. In my 20s, I discovered singing is magic. It's well recognized that singing is as emotional and at is physical, but I had no idea just what a valuable tool of transformation it can be. Much of my personal growth and development over the past decade can be directly attributed to my singing journey. After some reflection about what I've learned (disclaimer: I would do absolutely nothing diffe

Sama-vritti. Box breathing. The Farinelli Technique. These are all names for a near-identical practice. This effective breathwork exercise is one of the fastest ways to calm down, and can improve your breath management for singing. Photo by Oluremi Adebayo from Pexels Background Sami-vritti is a yogic breathing exercise, or pranayama, which goes back hundreds of years. In Sanskit, sama means equal, and vritti refers to fluctuations of the mind. In essence, equal measures of b

You're practicing most days and listening to your teacher's advice, but you still find yourself struggling with a particular piece or technique. The lack of progress is disheartening and you may feel like giving up. What's going on? Think of practice as compound interest To borrow a concept from Warren Buffett, aim to improve your singing by 1% each day. Whilst this may seem like a negligible amount, too small to even notice, if you kept this up for one year, in theory you wo