Body-Voice Connection – Efficient Breathing for Singing
Efficient breathing for singing vs inefficient breathing, why it happens, how your lungs & diaphragm work, plus 5 tips to help you optimise your breathing.
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Body-Voice Connection – Muscles of Your Voice
In this episode of MoveMedics TV I walk you through the anatomy of your Larynx, the Muscles of your Voice plus share 2 tips to help you optimise your voice.
How to Stretch Before Singing & Backbending?
In this episode of MoveMedics TV, I share with you how I stretch BEFORE Singing and Backbending. This is one of the Priming Movement I do to get my body ready for the task ahead. I also like to do this throughout the day AFTER I’ve been sitting for a while to gently undo the …
Shoulder Roll Neck Stretch
In this episode of MoveMedics TV I share my fav neck stretch, the Shoulder Roll Neck Stretch, with you. The Shoulder Roll Neck Stretch combines some classic neck stretches with shoulder rolls, I find this to be effective to sweep across the entire area I want to affect. It’s super easy and useful for those …
Body-Voice Connection: 3-Step Demo
Your body and your voice are intimately connected. In fact, your voice is the sonic manifestation of your body! In this video, I demonstrate this body-voice connection and how by energising your body, your body can better support your voice. Dive deeper into the Body-Voice Connection here.
Vocal Load Management Part 2: Measure It
Leveraging Sport Science Research Vocal load management is important for all voice users but it is such an abstract matter! How do you measure something so intangible and subjective? And even if you can quantify it, how do you actually use it to plan and manage your vocal load and to help prevent overuse issues? …
Vocal Load Management Part 1: Technique or Capacity?
Good Technique Does Not Exempt You from Voice Injuries I came across this comment online recently: “If you have good vocal technique then you won’t have voice injuries”and I wholeheartedly disagree. Good technique is critical for voice health, that is for certain, but there is something equally as important as technique and that is vocal capacity. …
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Posture & Voice Users
The Obsession About Posture Posture is something all professional voice users have to think about. For singers, you need to think about your posture for singing and stage presence. For speakers, you also need to think about stage presence and how best to look confident and engaging to your audience. Posture also has a bad …
A Strong and Nimble Back for Efficient Voicing
The Importance of Efficient Breathing Breathing and voicing are intimately related. Whilst you can breathe without voicing, you cannot voice without breath! Breathing is something we all have to do, it’s something we do without thinking. In fact, whenever you starting thinking about your breathing, it has a tendency to feel all weird and uncoordinated. …
Introducing the Voice Physio Blog
Physio for Your Voice Voice Physio? Say what? Yes, Voice Physio, physio for your voice. If you haven’t heard of this before, don’t worry, most of my physio colleagues haven’t either! I myself only became aware of it shortly after I’ve started singing lessons myself. You know how we don’t see things unless they are …