We’ve all heard it: “High notes are the first to go.” But I don’t buy that. At least, not without asking a few more questions first.  ...

You are a worthy, beautiful singer—right now.  Not when you hit that high note.  Not when your technique is "perfect."  Not when you feel...

In Part One, I discussed why many big voices may have difficulty at the outset of their training and can run into problems are young singers

As we are in this beautiful time of spring awakening. The birds are chirping, the breeze is blowing, the flowers are blooming. It's a...

Consider this post the thesis statement of a longer topic I will be exploring over the next few months. This sentiment above can easily...

I think since day one of voice lessons, most of us have been told things like "don't push!" "never give more than 70%". But what does...

I remember a fascinating person- let's call him "Ed" for the sake of my story. Ed literally knew everything there was to know about the...

Correct proprioception can be essential to great singing. When we don't have an accurate idea of what is *actually* happening, or where...

Best vocal advice I ever received. From a golfer. A mortgage broker. My Dad. I was 16 and was practicing the Czardas from Fledermaus, and...

I never have particularly loved mountains. I am a girl of the sea and the wind. The mountains and forest are a beauty that is slowly...

A few weeks ago, I had a wonderful #techniquetalks interview with the fabulous Mezzo-Soprano, Chrystal E. Williams. (If you haven't seen...

So, here I am doing yet ANOTHER quarantine recording project, and I am struck by the remarkable fact that nothing is ever perfect. Like,...

At this unprecedented time, most of us have been feeling the shock waves of anxiety, uncertainty, and grief. These feelings can often...

Ok, so I know you just clicked on this blog title and thought "Wow, Julia, she's really getting to the point. I mean, maybe I will just...

For all the shy students of vocal arts out there, please know: I feel you. You've been in lessons for a couple months (*cough* years) now...

Singers, there is one thing that you should be doing for yourself everyday, and no, it's not practicing! I am talking about movement of...

Tomorrow, it will be 2020. We all are looking over the last decade and thinking about what we are grateful for, and what we would change....