by Josh Manuel | Jun 16, 2023 | Opinion
The world of singing is fraught with overlapping and misleading terms thrown about, typically with little or no explication. This can create a lot of confusion for beginning students and even for professional teachers. I am fortunate to have weekly chats with a mentor...
by Josh Manuel | Jun 11, 2023 | Opinion
I like to think that online lessons are good; I have been teaching students online for years. However, many students and teachers believe that online lessons are somehow less successful than in-person lessons. Let’s take a look together at the pros and cons of taking...
by Josh Manuel | Jun 11, 2023 | Opinion
The Vocal Athlete: Cool Down You did it! You just sang through a whole show, it was amazing, you were amazing. But now what? Well, looking at our elite athletes it is now time to cool down and stretch. The verdict is still out on this one, some research is...
by Josh Manuel | Jun 11, 2023 | Opinion
The Vocal Athlete: Practice Practice, practice, practice. One of the most important things a vocal athlete does is practice; consistent, focused, and planned practice. This is one of the areas where the correlation between athlete and singer makes the most sense....
by Josh Manuel | Jun 10, 2023 | Opinion
You are a Vocal Athlete; just ask the internet! Over the past decade or two, this concept of a vocal athlete has become increasingly mainstream for many reasons. There are many ways in which being a singer, and especially training to be a singer, is similar to being a...
by Josh Manuel | Jan 10, 2022 | Opinion
Bias (n): a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned(1) I am biased. I am biased in a great many ways; right now, I am talking, as I usually am, about singing. Like the vast majority of voice...
