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How to Fall in Love with Your Voice
dottodman Valentine’s Day is a day when we’re expected to express our love and appreciation towards others, but when it comes to singing, it goes much deeper than that. Now is the perfect time of year to talk about something all singers struggle with: How to love their voice without looking conceited. Most singers tell me, “Dot, I don’t want people to think I’m conceited.” What happens over time, is that because the singer is afraid of looking conceited, she adopts …
How to Sing with Empowered Presence
My Mind in Life vs My Mind in My Song Committing to the Song’s Message Have you ever felt like you weren’t in control when you were singing? In Part 1 of this video series, I gave you an assignment: Write down your daily tasks. Next to your tasks, write down the feeling you’d like to have (examples: patient, kind, loving). We called this your Intention, or “feeling/tone” of your day. Today we’ll call this “feeling/tone” your “Emotional Objective.” At …
Does Sinead O’Connor Teach Miley Cyrus Empowerment?
A Los Angeles Celebrity Vocal Empowerment Coach’s Perspective on Sinéad’s Letter to Miley I’m sure by now you’ve heard about the letter well-respected artist, Sinéad O’Conner wrote to Miley Cyrus. The whole reason I began doing what I do here in LA over 10 years ago, and coined the term “Vocal Empowerment Coach” rather than just a vocal coach, is for the most part, because of the truth spoken in this letter that moved me to design a system to …
How to Warm up for Auditions
https://youtu.be/QuDIw6KqESI How to Warm Up Your Instrument For an Audition or Performance Below is a brief summary about how to warm up for an audition, or any performance. You will want to make sure you: know your material like the back of your hand get enough rest the evening before hydrate yourself with room temperature water avoid dairy products, alcohol, caffeine, chocolate and any refined sugars wear clothes that look good and that you can actually move comfortably in (always …
Why High Notes Drive Singers Crazy
Vocal Registers: Why High Notes Drive Singers Crazy Have you ever wondered why your voice sounds different depending on what note you’re singing? Perhaps you’ve heard the term “vocal break” and you wonder exactly what it means. In my video, How to understand your three main vocal registers, I explain these important concepts for all singers, speakers and actors to know. But first, here’s a quick… Overview of what happens in our vocal folds when we sing: Our vocal cords …
How to Expand Your Range
My gift to you are some exercises and tips that will help you to prevent your voice from cutting out on you, and give you proper vocal health and maintenance. …
Vocal Training on the Go
https://youtu.be/67WgL9fEB1U Singing On The Go! Many of us are on the go and we love to sing but singing in the car without warming up first can actually harm your voice! Every time you sing you should always warm up your voice. Warming up your voice is similar to stretching before you run. It gets the muscles warmed up and frees any tension in your voice. Begin with Dot’s 4x4x8 Breathing to center the mind and encourage a peaceful soul …
How to Build Vocal Confidence
Top Three Biggest Dangers Facing all Singers: Watch the video above to get all the information about the most hurtful thing you can do as a singer. Now, feel free to share your experience and your thoughts on your relationship with your voice in the comment section below. Thank you. …
