All Things Vocal Podcast

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Today's topic is 5 Differences between Classical and Contemporary Voice. Listen to this podcast episode for tips to authentically transition from classical to contemporary (everything but classical) singing.

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If you’d like help making vocal style transitions, or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.

Subjects covered in this episode include:

• Low end
• Vibrato
• Holding notes
• Vowels
• Diction

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• My vocal healing
• Miming to learn 
• Vowel shapes
• Video vocal lesson
• My Youtube Channel

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Today's topic: Why Your Voice is Trashed. Listen to this podcast episode to learn 10 things to stop doing in order to stop tiring, trashing and possibly damaging your voice!

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If you’d like help with vocal fatigue, health or recovery, or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.

Subjects covered in this episode include these 10 things not to do:

• Sing on Laryngitis
• Pay no attention to the weather
• Drink dehydrating caffeinated or alcoholic beverages
• Scream
• Sing songs that are too high for you
• Push more breath for vocal power
• Offer your voice no support
• Perform with bad posture
• Talk wrong
• Neglect your vocal warmup before performance

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Laryngitis
• Diaphragm
• Talking

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Today's topic is 12 Vocal Resolutions for the new year. Listen to this podcast episode to learn 12 commitments you can make to significantly improve your voice next year.

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If you’d like help raising the mastery level of your live performances, or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performancevocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.

Subjects covered in this episode include:

• Resolve to assess the state of your voice.
• Resolve to do something about your weakest vocal area.
• Resolve to warm up and warm down your voice
• Resolve to address your speaking voice.
• Resolve to get out of your comfort zone.
• Resolve to improve something you already do well.
• Resolve to study some masters of your genre.
• Resolve to set goals for your vocal performances.
• Resolve to have and nourish a small circle of trusted friends.
• Resolve to take better care of yourself physically, mentally and spiritually
• Resolve to sing fearlessly.
• Resolve to be a better listener.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• absolutely intend and expect
• next most important thing
• ENT fellowship trained specializing in voice
• pitch practice
• warm up correctly,
• causes of your vocal cord abuse
• saving your speaking voice
• Immerse yourself to study the vocal nuances
• pursue a serious vocal career
• signup
• STOP SMOKING
• Todoist
• All Things Vocal Training group on Facebook

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Today's topic Sara Bareilles. Listen to this podcast episode for lessons to learn from her voice.

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If you’d like help with learning any of these vocal techniques, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.

Subjects covered in this episode include:

• 1. Well-developed head voice can be belt voice's (upper chest voice's) best friend.

  2. Middle voice can be more interesting when varied and multi-colored.

  3. Don't be afraid to play with vibrato and straight tone.

  4. If you write with piano, let your fingers and your voice collaborate.

  5. Watch where you place a piano mic stand.

  6. If you have a great feel for rhythm, carefully consider scat singing in your performance.

  7. Watch your pitch when out of your most usual position.

  8. It's ok to write the whole song yourself.

  9. It's ok to have a name people have to spell check and hear pronounced correctly.

  10. Everything you've ever done informs the music you make.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Sara Bareilles 

          http://www.sarabmusic.com/main/

• Love Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7Yh16dA0w&list=PLs2VDJTtCn3rEmYeaKvL3xMeG62gzp1zO

  Gravity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEXhAMtbaec&list=PLs2VDJTtCn3rEmYeaKvL3xMeG62gzp1zO&index=3

  Brave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUQsqBqxoR4

  Many the Miles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwg1TpxkSnA

  Many the Miles (live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kc0cYWfmUE

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Today's topicis 7 Songwriter Round Mistakes. Listen to this podcastepisode to learn what not to do for successful songwriter round performances, plus bonus mistake #8 !

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If you’d like help raising the mastery level of your live performances, or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performancevocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.

Subjects covered in this episode include:

• Talking too much

• Mumbling lyrics
• Wrong volume
• Failing to connect
• Not being gracious
• Singing too long
• Singing wrong songs
• Not telling them who you are

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• The songwriting capital of the world 
• PBS Transcontinental Sessions
• Earn the right to talk onstage
• Venue size matters
• Bluebird Cafe

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Todays topic is "should singers lift weights?". Listen to this podcast episode to understand how to lift weights in ways that won't hurt your voice.

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If you're interested in healthy voice, subscribe at www.JudyRodman.com for a free PDF of vocal health tips.  For healthiest vocal technique, try Power, Path and Performance training in vocal lessons and CD course. 

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topic is: Why you shouldn't sing from your diaphragm. Listen to this podcast episode to discover why this mistaken concept is wrong and dangerous for the voice, and where you should power your voice from instead.

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If you’d like help with powering your voice in a healthy, effective way, or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.

Subjects covered in this episode include:

• Where the diaphragm is located and what it is connected to in the body
• What happens when you try to 'sing from the diaphragm', and how it can hurt your voice
• What to do instead to power your voice in a healthy way that unlocks vocal improvement and impact

• Diaphragmatic breathing... a dangerous concept 

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topicis Conquering Adolescent Male Vocal Strain. Listen to this podcastepisode for tips to successfully sing through the teenage male voice change.

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If you’d like helpwith vocal strain or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performancevocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.

 Subjects covered in this episode include:

• Changing songs and keys
• Powering your voice for best control
• Keeping Articulation clear to loosen tight throat
• Watching your speaking voice technique
• Singing through the voice change
• When you need help

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topicis Singing Scared. Listen to this podcastepisode to understand why guarding the voice can actually cause vocal problems to get worse, and what to do instead.

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If you’d like helpwith vocal strain, vocal performance anxiety or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performancevocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.

Subjects covered in this episodeinclude:

• Diagnosing trigger events for scared singing
• How hormones activate the vocally counterproductive fight or flight response
• How this response causes loss of vocal ability
• The crisis of vocal confidence that follows
• Two keys for turning vocal fear into fearlessness
• Case studies
• Power, Path and Performance vocal training and how it can help

Linksmentioned in this podcast include:

• Stage Fright - What it is
• Raising and Lowering the Larynx - Should You?
• Adele's 2016 Grammy performance
• How My Damaged Voice Came Back

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.

Today's topic is a study of the voice of Chris Stapleton. Listen to this podcast episode to discover lessons singers can learn from this iconicly successful voice.

Subscribe to this podcast at iTunes and don't miss an episode... and please leave a review there, too! REVIEWS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED!

If you’d like help with your voice, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.

Subjects covered in this episode include

1. Maintaining flexibly tall posture 
2. Lightening middle voice mix for rich, strain-free sound
3. Pulling instead of pushing for power
4. Drop technique for effect
5. Find a great background singer
6. Give the voice access to movement
7. Support the ends of lines
8. The importance of active facial language
9. For increased power, back off pressure, add passion
10. Avoiding vocal health perils of the road
11. Don't be afraid to do it your way
12. Make music that makes the world a better place.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• CBS Morning's Saturday Sessions performance of "Fire Away"
• NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert performance of "The Difference Between Whiskey and You"
• Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake duet on 2015 CMA 
• Vocal Stamina for the Road
• Judy Rodman vocal training