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NYVC Singer Spotlight: Erika Matsuo Cover
3/7/2022

NYVC Singer Spotlight: Erika Matsuo

NYVC's Kacey Velazquez had the honor of speaking with New York-based, Japanese jazz vocalist Erika Matsuo about her artistic journey...

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Inside the Studio: A Lesson with Kristy Bissell Cover
11/1/2021

Inside the Studio: A Lesson with Kristy Bissell

The Effort in Trying: Asparagus, Vocal Exercises, and the Growth Mindset

Tagged: Kristy Bissell Singing Practice Tips Vocal Exercises Voice Lessons For Beginners
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...

Tagged: Andy King Belting Psychology and Singing Singing Practice Tips Vocal Exercises Vocal Registers
Singing Through a Straw: Does it work? Cover
4/26/2021

Singing Through a Straw: Does it work?

It's true - a straw can be your greatest singing tool yet!

Tagged: Breathing and Singing Singing Tips Vocal Exercises
Why Pitch Matching Is Hard Cover
11/13/2016

Why Pitch Matching Is Hard

There is a difference between simple and easy. Something simple can be explained in a few words; something easy can be executed with minimal effort. There are plenty of simple things that are not at all easy. Take running a marathon: you can explain the task in three words - run 26.2 miles - but the execution requires months or years of training.

Tagged: Am I Tone Deaf How To Match Pitch Tone Deaf Vocal Exercises
The Money's in the Middle: Why your lower and middle range deserves more love Cover
3/18/2016

The Money's in the Middle: Why your lower and middle range deserves more love

Everyone is always worried about the “money notes”: the high notes in a song. What about all the other notes?! Low and middle notes deserve much more love and respect than they usually get.

Tagged: How To Sing High Notes Money Notes Psychology and Singing Vocal Exercises Vocal Range Vocal Technique
Damaged Goods: A Renewal Revival Cover
6/24/2014

Damaged Goods: A Renewal Revival

When your voice begins to sound and feel irregular, your inner voices can be pretty disturbing. They take you down a dark and miserable emotional road of fear and self-doubt. Immediately, we go into..

Tagged: Falsetto Head Voice Vocal Damage Vocal Exercises Vocal Strain
Take My Breath Away Cover
4/23/2014

Take My Breath Away

Riddle me this: When is using more breath detrimental to your vocal health? Answer: When it isn't. Every breath you take... Not surprisingly, there's a lot of hot air floating around the voice teaching community concerning the use of breath during singing. Do you try to flutter the tissue dangling a daunting ten feet away from your mouth while trying to execute your Beyoncé inspired riffs? Or do you try your best to keep your steamy exhale from fogging up the mirror you're holding claustrophobically close to your mouth? Both of these I have been asked to perform in voice lessons, and in both of these I have succeeded in achieving new heights of light headedness.

Tagged: Breathiness How To Breathe When Singing Vocal Exercises Vocal Strain
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.

Tagged: Belting Vocal Exercises Vocal Strain
Negotiating Styles: Classical To Pop Cover
1/21/2014

Negotiating Styles: Classical To Pop

Even if you’re an amateur pop music aficionado, you recognize the absurdity of approaching every style with the same technique.  Imagine for a moment a world in which classical technique is applied to pop music, and pop technique is applied to...

Tagged: How To Find My Voice Styles of Singing Vocal Exercises