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Our voice is one of the most powerful and immediate tools we have to communicate with, whether it’s through song, speech, or simply to order a pizza! We use it so frequently that we give it very little thought, until it comes to using our voice professionally, or under some sort of realized “expectation.” This is when it can take on a whole new meaning for us.
In today’s world, we are taught from an early age that in order to achieve or succeed at anything, we have to work hard. We were probably told that we have to go out and do something or achieve something in order to be great, or even feel great. In other words, without putting forth a lot of struggle and painful effort, we just won’t amount to anything spectacular. Success is earned, period.
Growing up in a society that approaches almost everything from this perspective, it’s no wonder that our tendency is to want to control instead of to allow. To control is to micromanage, manipulate, push, force, and mold our circumstances, while to allow is to align, trust, surrender, and flow naturally within them.
Since most of us are controllers, we approach our voice with the same controlling mentality. We approach it with the mentality that “In order to sound great, it’s going to be hard work.” Unfortunately, this kind of mindset will only result in creating a voice that is “off balance” in one way or another. Then before we know it, we grow frustrated with ourselves because we aren’t getting the results we want. Consequently, we try to control even more; and, around and around we go, only to discover we keep reaping the results we don’t want.
The good news is, by understanding that you don’t need to control your voice—that you allow it—you’ll soon be on your way to letting it settle into its natural alignment, using CORE Vocal Power. With CORE Vocal Power® you open yourself up to experience the vocal freedom and expression that you may have thought was never possible for you.
The information in this book will give you insight, and knowledge to help you develop a new perspective on how to use, work with and care for your instrument.
