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What does it take: Singing "Elphaba" Cover
8/15/2022

What does it take: Singing "Elphaba"

In "What Does It Take?" the NYVC team examine the vocal demands, challenges, and joys of roles in Musical Theatre. Kacey Velazquez breaks down one of her own dream roles, Wicked's Elphaba...

Female Powerhouses of Pop Cover
6/27/2022

Female Powerhouses of Pop

From belting to riffing galore, these artists take vocal acrobatics to the next level...

All the Rage: Our Favorite Vocalists In Metal Cover
6/13/2022

All the Rage: Our Favorite Vocalists In Metal

The voice can do some amazing things. We admire singers with powerful belts, perfect mixes, and agile riffs. But singers in the metal genre tend to get a bad rap...

The Magic of the High Belt on Broadway: Treble Edition Cover
6/6/2022

The Magic of the High Belt on Broadway: Treble Edition

Why does a high belt fascinate us so? I remember hearing an actress performing a high, strong belt in a regional performance of the musical Jekyll and Hyde when I was younger...

Voice Lessons Online: Aretha Franklin Cover
10/8/2021

Voice Lessons Online: Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin- you have to have a great amount of RESPECT for her! Between her insane belt range, incredible musicality, and deep connection to every lyric she sang...

Voice Lessons Online: Tori Kelly Cover
10/8/2021

Voice Lessons Online: Tori Kelly

In this episode we will be discussing the incredible Tori Kelly and what makes her so unforgettable. Famous for her...

Inside the Studio: A Lesson with Andy King Cover
6/21/2021

Inside the Studio: A Lesson with Andy King

A handful of months ago I started teaching a 20-something student...

TLC for your R&B Cover
3/5/2014

TLC for your R&B

The best part of my job as an instructor at New York Vocal Coaching is helping varied singers gain control over their voices. In this article, I want to share a few thoughts on the R&B style and one of my artists who is working to master her R&B sound.

Mixed Voice Cover
9/4/2013

Mixed Voice

The mixed voice is one of the most discussed, debated, and researched topics of vocal pedagogy.  Almost every singer is working on her or his ‘mix,’ or trying to ‘mix’ that high note, or wanting to...

The "Sound" And The Voice Cover
4/9/2013

The "Sound" And The Voice

As actor/singers prepare for auditions, there tends to be a great deal of concern about the “sound” that’s required to accurately portray (or at least, land) the role that is being cast.  Aside from the...