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Does Practicing Help? An Informal Study (Part II) Cover
11/22/2025

Does Practicing Help? An Informal Study (Part II)

In this article, Andy summarizes a six-week informal study showing that specific, consistent, and motivated practice — even in small amounts — helps singers improve.

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11/8/2025

Building Resilience and Confidence in Singing: For the Overthinkers

In this article, Bryan shares how building mental resilience—by letting go of perfection, committing fully, and trusting repetition—helps singers overcome overthinking while growing in confidence.

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8/30/2025

How To Sing With Emotion: Text Painting

In this article, Bryan explains how singers can use text painting—identifying and emphasizing operative words in a lyric—to communicate a song’s story clearly and effectively, creating emotional impact without relying on forced feelings.

Does Practicing Help? An Informal Study (Part I) Cover
8/16/2025

Does Practicing Help? An Informal Study (Part I)

In this article, Andy King outlines his six-week study on students’ singing practice habits to examine consistency and motivation.

Why does my voice sound different on recordings than it does in my head? Cover
8/2/2025

Why does my voice sound different on recordings than it does in my head?

In this article, Tim Rosser explains why our recorded voices sound so different (and often unpleasant) to us, and how using recordings in practice can help singers make more accurate, objective improvements.

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7/19/2025

4 Elements of Vocal Practice That Create Real, Lasting Change

In this article, Zac Bradford explains that lasting vocal growth comes from combining consistency, mindfulness, deliberate practice, and time.

How To Practice Singing Part VIII: Breaking Bad Habits Using the Inverse Laws Cover
3/1/2025

How To Practice Singing Part VIII: Breaking Bad Habits Using the Inverse Laws

In Part VIII of the "How To Practice Singing" series, Zac discusses how the laws of making habits can be applied inversely to help us break bad habits in our singing practice.

The "King" of All Vocal Exercises: SOVT Exercises Cover
2/15/2025

The "King" of All Vocal Exercises: SOVT Exercises

In this article, Bryan Chan discusses the benefits of Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract (SOVT) exercises for reducing strain and improving vocal flexibility, emphasizing breath control, and maintaining consistency as well as effective vocal maintenance.

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1/18/2025

Dealing with Discouragement

In this article, New York Vocal Coaching Instructor Abby Payne discusses tips for how singers can deal with discouragement.

How to Practice Singing Part VII: Make Practice Habits Satisfying Cover
12/21/2024

How to Practice Singing Part VII: Make Practice Habits Satisfying

In this article, Zac highlights the importance of making your regular singing practice satisfying, giving yourself rewards during and after practice sessions, and avoiding shortcuts and unhelpful rewards.