Topic:

Knowledge

No Pitch Variation

by Allen Rascoe in Addressing Common Faults on July 10, 2018

A common situation for a stuck singer concerns the inability to change pitches with the appropriate registrational adjustments.   What can make this a bit ...

Unable To Sing On Pitch

by Allen Rascoe in Addressing Common Faults on July 3, 2018

Pitch is everything!   A song is a series of pitches.  When we are able to sing on pitch, then we are able to sing ...

Arytenoid Muscle System OR Chest

by Allen Rascoe on June 29, 2018

The Arytenoid Muscle System produces a texture of sound that some would call chest voice, and is responsible for: keeping the cords thick so as ...

Vowel Modification

by Allen Rascoe on June 12, 2018

As one moves up and down the scale, or steps up and down the steps, the vocal cords are being adjusted by the closer and ...

Moving Muscle And Moving Air

by Allen Rascoe on June 9, 2018

Singing is all about movement which creates sound and silence.  Music is all about this sound and silence. We make good music as singers when ...

The Middle . . . What Is It?

by Allen Rascoe on June 8, 2018

The “Middle” of the voice.  What is this “middle?” Some have called this the third register which cannot be correct due to the fact that ...

Chest Voice . . . What Is It?

by Allen Rascoe on June 8, 2018

Chest Voice?  What is it? Is it a voice that is somehow in the chest?  Nope. The sound or texture that is associated with chest ...

Balancing Act

by Allen Rascoe on May 29, 2018

When I think of a balancing act, my mind is immediately drawn to a circus where agile performers walk across a tightrope high in the ...

Turning the Top

by Allen Rascoe on May 29, 2018

Turning the Top?   There is much confusion about singing at the top of our range.   In popular music, there are many - both ...

Is Tension a Bad Thing?

by Allen Rascoe on May 25, 2018

Yes and No.   There is tension that is definitely bad which stems from muscles fighting one another, and manifests as constriction, shortened range, no ...