Allen Rascoe

Allen Rascoe

Teaching Experience: 25 years | Voice Teacher

04/23/2026 |1 min to read

Free To Make Mistakes And Explore

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Free To Make Mistakes And Explore

One of the fundamentals of singing is to understand that in the process of learning and growing, we will make mistakes, and that is okay.

The vocal studio should be a safe place to explore all the different vocal sounds. The teacher acts as a guide, and the student is encouraged to respond to the musical exercise without fear of messing up.

The vocal exercise will be constructed, including with a type of rhythmic feel, to assist the student. The exercise will stimulate the vocal muscles so that they respond with reflexive activity, like when the doctor taps the knee with the little hammer, and the leg flies up due to a reflex action.

Basically, the voice responds automatically to the exercise; producing sensations that might be completely new for the student, previously unimagined. Once this new experience has occurred and is repeated, the mind and body remember this thought-hearing feel, and voila!

However, one cannot get to voila if one never tries. So sing the exercise without worry, and pay attention to what happens. We are almost always pleasantly surprised.

 

About the author

Allen Rascoe

Allen Rascoe

Allen has been enjoying singing since he was a little kid. He officially studied voice at ECU and USC. However, he ran into some vocal trouble. The search for healing led him to the studio of Dr. Joel Ewing, and into the world of functional vocal mechanics. Allen has explored vocal truth, and thus highly recommends the writings of E-Herbert Caesari, Cornelius Reid, and William Vennard. He is blessed to invite and accompany folks on the journey towards vocal wellbeing. The adventure awaits!

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