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Can you guess the song from this oddly scribed lyric?

Singers will often modify their vowels as they sing. Some do this intuitively and others need to play with the possibilities before choosing what's right for them

Vowel modification is used for several reasons including (but not limited to)

✨️ pitch accuracy
✨️ flow of phrasing
✨️ acoustic properties of the sound
✨️ changing timbres
✨️ resonant space in the vocal tract
✨️ individuality / authenticity
✨️ accent or dialect
✨️ register transitions / choice
✨️ characterisation
✨️ fun 😁

Sometimes it's useful to write down the lyrics like this (especially so for neurodivergent singers!) to really get a feel for how to shape the sound in a different way- bypassing some accent features (darker vowel shaping or back vowels, up north) and minimising diphthongs where they're not needed.

Can you figure out today's song / lyric? I'll add some clues on the comments as the day rolls on if you need them 😉

Success looks different to us all

Sometimes we have a set back

Sometimes an audition goes wrong

Sometimes life doesn't go to plan

Sometimes the universe has other ideas

And sometimes other people make things difficult

You know how it goes

✨️ What I want you to remember is that no one else is YOU ✨️

No one has your voice

No one has your exact dream

And no one can steal your creativity

Yes - people can get the job you wanted

Yes - people can steal your work / ideas and IP

Yes - life can throw us some curve balls

And that can be a huge setback, undermine morale, feel unfair and cause sadness or frustration

But remember that you get to respond

And how you respond is the beauty of this....

Do you grow, do you expand, do you take up more space, rebuild and recreate

Do you channel your energy into something positive

Do you find another way

Do you try again

Do you get better?

Or do you shrink and shy away wondering if you're not good enough?

This is your life.

Choose success. Choose YOUR version of success 🫶
Choose to overcome the obstacles. Choose to be the best version of you.

Go get 'em ⚡️

Success looks different to us all

Sometimes we have a set back

Sometimes an audition goes wrong

Sometimes life doesn't go to plan

Sometimes the universe has other ideas

And sometimes other people make things difficult

You know how it goes

✨️ What I want you to remember is that no one else is YOU ✨️

No one has your voice

No one has your exact dream

And no one can steal your creativity

Yes - people can get the job you wanted

Yes - people can steal your work / ideas and IP

Yes - life can throw us some curve balls

And that can be a huge setback, undermine morale, feel unfair and cause sadness or frustration

But remember that you get to respond

And how you respond is the beauty of this....

Do you grow, do you expand, do you take up more space, rebuild and recreate

Do you channel your energy into something positive

Do you find another way

Do you try again

Do you get better?

Or do you shrink and shy away wondering if you're not good enough?

This is your life.

Choose success. Choose YOUR version of success 🫶
Choose to overcome the obstacles. Choose to be the best version of you.

Go get 'em ⚡️

Success looks different to us all

Sometimes we have a set back

Sometimes an audition goes wrong

Sometimes life doesn't go to plan

Sometimes the universe has other ideas

And sometimes other people make things difficult

You know how it goes

✨️ What I want you to remember is that no one else is YOU ✨️

No one has your voice

No one has your exact dream

And no one can steal your creativity

Yes - people can get the job you wanted

Yes - people can steal your work / ideas and IP

Yes - life can throw us some curve balls

And that can be a huge setback, undermine morale, feel unfair and cause sadness or frustration

But remember that you get to respond

And how you respond is the beauty of this....

Do you grow, do you expand, do you take up more space, rebuild and recreate

Do you channel your energy into something positive

Do you find another way

Do you try again

Do you get better?

Or do you shrink and shy away wondering if you're not good enough?

This is your life.

Choose success. Choose YOUR version of success 🫶
Choose to overcome the obstacles. Choose to be the best version of you.

Go get 'em ⚡️

Success looks different to us all

Sometimes we have a set back

Sometimes an audition goes wrong

Sometimes life doesn't go to plan

Sometimes the universe has other ideas

And sometimes other people make things difficult

You know how it goes

✨️ What I want you to remember is that no one else is YOU ✨️

No one has your voice

No one has your exact dream

And no one can steal your creativity

Yes - people can get the job you wanted

Yes - people can steal your work / ideas and IP

Yes - life can throw us some curve balls

And that can be a huge setback, undermine morale, feel unfair and cause sadness or frustration

But remember that you get to respond

And how you respond is the beauty of this....

Do you grow, do you expand, do you take up more space, rebuild and recreate

Do you channel your energy into something positive

Do you find another way

Do you try again

Do you get better?

Or do you shrink and shy away wondering if you're not good enough?

This is your life.

Choose success. Choose YOUR version of success 🫶
Choose to overcome the obstacles. Choose to be the best version of you.

Go get 'em ⚡️

Success looks different to us all

Sometimes we have a set back

Sometimes an audition goes wrong

Sometimes life doesn't go to plan

Sometimes the universe has other ideas

And sometimes other people make things difficult

You know how it goes

✨️ What I want you to remember is that no one else is YOU ✨️

No one has your voice

No one has your exact dream

And no one can steal your creativity

Yes - people can get the job you wanted

Yes - people can steal your work / ideas and IP

Yes - life can throw us some curve balls

And that can be a huge setback, undermine morale, feel unfair and cause sadness or frustration

But remember that you get to respond

And how you respond is the beauty of this....

Do you grow, do you expand, do you take up more space, rebuild and recreate

Do you channel your energy into something positive

Do you find another way

Do you try again

Do you get better?

Or do you shrink and shy away wondering if you're not good enough?

This is your life.

Choose success. Choose YOUR version of success 🫶
Choose to overcome the obstacles. Choose to be the best version of you.

Go get 'em ⚡️

Success looks different to us all

Sometimes we have a set back

Sometimes an audition goes wrong

Sometimes life doesn't go to plan

Sometimes the universe has other ideas

And sometimes other people make things difficult

You know how it goes

✨️ What I want you to remember is that no one else is YOU ✨️

No one has your voice

No one has your exact dream

And no one can steal your creativity

Yes - people can get the job you wanted

Yes - people can steal your work / ideas and IP

Yes - life can throw us some curve balls

And that can be a huge setback, undermine morale, feel unfair and cause sadness or frustration

But remember that you get to respond

And how you respond is the beauty of this....

Do you grow, do you expand, do you take up more space, rebuild and recreate

Do you channel your energy into something positive

Do you find another way

Do you try again

Do you get better?

Or do you shrink and shy away wondering if you're not good enough?

This is your life.

Choose success. Choose YOUR version of success 🫶
Choose to overcome the obstacles. Choose to be the best version of you.

Go get 'em ⚡️

Success looks different to us all

Sometimes we have a set back

Sometimes an audition goes wrong

Sometimes life doesn't go to plan

Sometimes the universe has other ideas

And sometimes other people make things difficult

You know how it goes

✨️ What I want you to remember is that no one else is YOU ✨️

No one has your voice

No one has your exact dream

And no one can steal your creativity

Yes - people can get the job you wanted

Yes - people can steal your work / ideas and IP

Yes - life can throw us some curve balls

And that can be a huge setback, undermine morale, feel unfair and cause sadness or frustration

But remember that you get to respond

And how you respond is the beauty of this....

Do you grow, do you expand, do you take up more space, rebuild and recreate

Do you channel your energy into something positive

Do you find another way

Do you try again

Do you get better?

Or do you shrink and shy away wondering if you're not good enough?

This is your life.

Choose success. Choose YOUR version of success 🫶
Choose to overcome the obstacles. Choose to be the best version of you.

Go get 'em ⚡️

Success looks different to us all

Sometimes we have a set back

Sometimes an audition goes wrong

Sometimes life doesn't go to plan

Sometimes the universe has other ideas

And sometimes other people make things difficult

You know how it goes

✨️ What I want you to remember is that no one else is YOU ✨️

No one has your voice

No one has your exact dream

And no one can steal your creativity

Yes - people can get the job you wanted

Yes - people can steal your work / ideas and IP

Yes - life can throw us some curve balls

And that can be a huge setback, undermine morale, feel unfair and cause sadness or frustration

But remember that you get to respond

And how you respond is the beauty of this....

Do you grow, do you expand, do you take up more space, rebuild and recreate

Do you channel your energy into something positive

Do you find another way

Do you try again

Do you get better?

Or do you shrink and shy away wondering if you're not good enough?

This is your life.

Choose success. Choose YOUR version of success 🫶
Choose to overcome the obstacles. Choose to be the best version of you.

Go get 'em ⚡️

Success looks different to us all

Sometimes we have a set back

Sometimes an audition goes wrong

Sometimes life doesn't go to plan

Sometimes the universe has other ideas

And sometimes other people make things difficult

You know how it goes

✨️ What I want you to remember is that no one else is YOU ✨️

No one has your voice

No one has your exact dream

And no one can steal your creativity

Yes - people can get the job you wanted

Yes - people can steal your work / ideas and IP

Yes - life can throw us some curve balls

And that can be a huge setback, undermine morale, feel unfair and cause sadness or frustration

But remember that you get to respond

And how you respond is the beauty of this....

Do you grow, do you expand, do you take up more space, rebuild and recreate

Do you channel your energy into something positive

Do you find another way

Do you try again

Do you get better?

Or do you shrink and shy away wondering if you're not good enough?

This is your life.

Choose success. Choose YOUR version of success 🫶
Choose to overcome the obstacles. Choose to be the best version of you.

Go get 'em ⚡️

Three scenarios- all entirely real interactions I have had in the past month - and a valuable lesson to share with you...

You have heard it before, but why does it matter?

Cause at the start of any new business you need to hustle to get known

Because to create success, good old fashioned hard work (with intention) wins every time

Cause people who are not living your life are going to tell you you wont succeed (even though they don't have a clue - cause they haven't walked this path!)

Cause people who get a paycheck every month - whether they turn up or not - don't get what it means to work for yourself

Cause when you do succeed on your own - people are still not going to believe in you

Cause most musicians I know are self employed

Cause sometimes we believe people when they tell us we can't (even though thats their own fear not ours)

And because sometimes to be successful you need to be a SALMON and swim against the current for a while until you start to reap the rewards

Success is a choice

✨️ YOU have got to believe in YOURSELF! ✨️

Be intentional. Get clear on your dream. Then go out and make it happen, with every core of your being

You might feel like an imposter

You might feel scared, worried or slightly de-lulu

But if you have a passion that you want to build into a business - YOU can do it!

When no one else really knows what you're up to

Go and find yourself someone who can back you - who can be your cheerleader and help you through some of the trickier days

Find a coach - or a mentor - someone who actually walks the walk

Start today by writing down your own idea of success - be honest, and be really clear. Then you know exactly what you're building, and why

Also - this is a key opportunity to shout out to some of my own best coaches over the years including...

@voicestudycentredebbie
@beccyhurrell
@em.foulkes and Teresa Shaw
@theauthenticgirlsclub
@singingpedro
@meribethdayme
@jenevorawilliams

👏🌟⚡️

Speaking publicly isn't about filling every moment with sound or proving yourself

(Although sometimes it can feel like that when you get asked to give a keynote, or speak somewhere new, or career defining 🙃)

Instead, being in the spotlight is about sharing value - knowing that your story is important and holding the space that you deserve, from a place of empowerment

If you hold space for yourself - you will be able to hold space for others in that room too

Moments of silence, a breather moment or a gentle pause allow your audience to digest what you have said

Pause adds strength to the words you want to add power and meaning to

Pause allows time for reflection

And pause gives you a breather...

You can use these moments to tap into your breath, play with your ANS - either to boost your energy or calm your nerves - depending what you need in that moment

By asking your audience to reflect on your words, or on their thoughts, you provide them valuable time to sort and process the important elements of what you're sharing

Whilst simultaneously providing yourself with a moment of dedicated silence and vocal rest

I often meet professionals, teachers, lecturers, call centre teams, whose voices are tired

They are tired from over use, working hard, stress and shallow breathing. From not connecting the body, the breath and the voice

From not recognising the power of a moment of pause

So let this be your moment to expand daringly into your space and confidently place intentional silence into your spotlight moment

Snaps for @lilija_bekisa for the beautiful reel 🤩 I am so grateful 🙏

Big thanks to @thesingersclinicuk for sharing multiple packs of their adaptogenic VitaVoice Optimise Capsules for our World Voice Day event goody bags too - so happy to collaborate!

(Link in bio to shop - use KATE at checkout for a discount too!)

This is your reminder that our next charity concert is on 10th July 2026

Tickets will be available to purchase this week... the programme is being curated as I type 👏🤗🎉 We cannot wait to get out there and push a few more boundaries, think outside a few more boxes and have full permission to make mistakes, in public, on stage as we perform LIVE and in person

This is real life 🙏 this is real music and this is how we learn best!

So excited for this one 🫶

This is your reminder that our next charity concert is on 10th July 2026

Tickets will be available to purchase this week... the programme is being curated as I type 👏🤗🎉 We cannot wait to get out there and push a few more boundaries, think outside a few more boxes and have full permission to make mistakes, in public, on stage as we perform LIVE and in person

This is real life 🙏 this is real music and this is how we learn best!

So excited for this one 🫶

This is your reminder that our next charity concert is on 10th July 2026

Tickets will be available to purchase this week... the programme is being curated as I type 👏🤗🎉 We cannot wait to get out there and push a few more boundaries, think outside a few more boxes and have full permission to make mistakes, in public, on stage as we perform LIVE and in person

This is real life 🙏 this is real music and this is how we learn best!

So excited for this one 🫶

This is your reminder that our next charity concert is on 10th July 2026

Tickets will be available to purchase this week... the programme is being curated as I type 👏🤗🎉 We cannot wait to get out there and push a few more boundaries, think outside a few more boxes and have full permission to make mistakes, in public, on stage as we perform LIVE and in person

This is real life 🙏 this is real music and this is how we learn best!

So excited for this one 🫶

This is your reminder that our next charity concert is on 10th July 2026

Tickets will be available to purchase this week... the programme is being curated as I type 👏🤗🎉 We cannot wait to get out there and push a few more boundaries, think outside a few more boxes and have full permission to make mistakes, in public, on stage as we perform LIVE and in person

This is real life 🙏 this is real music and this is how we learn best!

So excited for this one 🫶

This is your reminder that our next charity concert is on 10th July 2026

Tickets will be available to purchase this week... the programme is being curated as I type 👏🤗🎉 We cannot wait to get out there and push a few more boundaries, think outside a few more boxes and have full permission to make mistakes, in public, on stage as we perform LIVE and in person

This is real life 🙏 this is real music and this is how we learn best!

So excited for this one 🫶

This is your reminder that our next charity concert is on 10th July 2026

Tickets will be available to purchase this week... the programme is being curated as I type 👏🤗🎉 We cannot wait to get out there and push a few more boundaries, think outside a few more boxes and have full permission to make mistakes, in public, on stage as we perform LIVE and in person

This is real life 🙏 this is real music and this is how we learn best!

So excited for this one 🫶

This is your reminder that our next charity concert is on 10th July 2026

Tickets will be available to purchase this week... the programme is being curated as I type 👏🤗🎉 We cannot wait to get out there and push a few more boundaries, think outside a few more boxes and have full permission to make mistakes, in public, on stage as we perform LIVE and in person

This is real life 🙏 this is real music and this is how we learn best!

So excited for this one 🫶

This is your reminder that our next charity concert is on 10th July 2026

Tickets will be available to purchase this week... the programme is being curated as I type 👏🤗🎉 We cannot wait to get out there and push a few more boundaries, think outside a few more boxes and have full permission to make mistakes, in public, on stage as we perform LIVE and in person

This is real life 🙏 this is real music and this is how we learn best!

So excited for this one 🫶

🌍 Happy Earth Day 🌎

Join me today for my webinar about how to look after your voice this spring - or join The Tala Club and access all the webinars and all the playback too! Woohoo!

Love this planet we all live on 🌏💙💚

Links in bio 🫶

⚠️ Anyone coming in person this week... please safety wee before you arrive 🤪

Our cloakroom is (finally!) having a lil glow up 🫶✨️🚫🚻

⚠️ Anyone coming in person this week... please safety wee before you arrive 🤪

Our cloakroom is (finally!) having a lil glow up 🫶✨️🚫🚻

Most singers think vocal health is about warming up properly…

But what if the real issue is that you’re not fully showing up?

On World Voice Day, I hosted a vocal wellness experience exploring:
🤍 body alignment
🤍 breath
🤍 intention

And an important feature that has been SO prevalent in the studio this year...

🤍 taking up space

And the biggest shift?

Voices changed instantly when people allowed themselves to be seen and heard physically, not just vocally

Your voice is not separate from your body

If you feel stuck, strained, or inconsistent…
don’t start with trying to fix your voice

Start with how you’re standing, breathing, and allowing sound to move (freeeely!)

It is all part of the bigger picture of vocal care 🫶

#WorldVoiceDay #VocalHealth #SingersOfInstagram #VoiceCoach #SingingTips

Most singers think vocal health is about warming up properly…

But what if the real issue is that you’re not fully showing up?

On World Voice Day, I hosted a vocal wellness experience exploring:
🤍 body alignment
🤍 breath
🤍 intention

And an important feature that has been SO prevalent in the studio this year...

🤍 taking up space

And the biggest shift?

Voices changed instantly when people allowed themselves to be seen and heard physically, not just vocally

Your voice is not separate from your body

If you feel stuck, strained, or inconsistent…
don’t start with trying to fix your voice

Start with how you’re standing, breathing, and allowing sound to move (freeeely!)

It is all part of the bigger picture of vocal care 🫶

#WorldVoiceDay #VocalHealth #SingersOfInstagram #VoiceCoach #SingingTips

Most singers think vocal health is about warming up properly…

But what if the real issue is that you’re not fully showing up?

On World Voice Day, I hosted a vocal wellness experience exploring:
🤍 body alignment
🤍 breath
🤍 intention

And an important feature that has been SO prevalent in the studio this year...

🤍 taking up space

And the biggest shift?

Voices changed instantly when people allowed themselves to be seen and heard physically, not just vocally

Your voice is not separate from your body

If you feel stuck, strained, or inconsistent…
don’t start with trying to fix your voice

Start with how you’re standing, breathing, and allowing sound to move (freeeely!)

It is all part of the bigger picture of vocal care 🫶

#WorldVoiceDay #VocalHealth #SingersOfInstagram #VoiceCoach #SingingTips

Most singers think vocal health is about warming up properly…

But what if the real issue is that you’re not fully showing up?

On World Voice Day, I hosted a vocal wellness experience exploring:
🤍 body alignment
🤍 breath
🤍 intention

And an important feature that has been SO prevalent in the studio this year...

🤍 taking up space

And the biggest shift?

Voices changed instantly when people allowed themselves to be seen and heard physically, not just vocally

Your voice is not separate from your body

If you feel stuck, strained, or inconsistent…
don’t start with trying to fix your voice

Start with how you’re standing, breathing, and allowing sound to move (freeeely!)

It is all part of the bigger picture of vocal care 🫶

#WorldVoiceDay #VocalHealth #SingersOfInstagram #VoiceCoach #SingingTips

Most singers think vocal health is about warming up properly…

But what if the real issue is that you’re not fully showing up?

On World Voice Day, I hosted a vocal wellness experience exploring:
🤍 body alignment
🤍 breath
🤍 intention

And an important feature that has been SO prevalent in the studio this year...

🤍 taking up space

And the biggest shift?

Voices changed instantly when people allowed themselves to be seen and heard physically, not just vocally

Your voice is not separate from your body

If you feel stuck, strained, or inconsistent…
don’t start with trying to fix your voice

Start with how you’re standing, breathing, and allowing sound to move (freeeely!)

It is all part of the bigger picture of vocal care 🫶

#WorldVoiceDay #VocalHealth #SingersOfInstagram #VoiceCoach #SingingTips

Most singers think vocal health is about warming up properly…

But what if the real issue is that you’re not fully showing up?

On World Voice Day, I hosted a vocal wellness experience exploring:
🤍 body alignment
🤍 breath
🤍 intention

And an important feature that has been SO prevalent in the studio this year...

🤍 taking up space

And the biggest shift?

Voices changed instantly when people allowed themselves to be seen and heard physically, not just vocally

Your voice is not separate from your body

If you feel stuck, strained, or inconsistent…
don’t start with trying to fix your voice

Start with how you’re standing, breathing, and allowing sound to move (freeeely!)

It is all part of the bigger picture of vocal care 🫶

#WorldVoiceDay #VocalHealth #SingersOfInstagram #VoiceCoach #SingingTips

Had the best day humming with a room full of vocalists to celebrate World Voice Day 🥳

Today I hosted my first Voice & Vitality event for women (and one man!)

We learned about how to hold the room, bring resonance and power into our voices effortlessly, how to care for our voices and to hack our breath for calmness or for presence. We spoke about anxiety, and giving ourselves the permission to take up space and learned how to reset our body, breath and voice.

Everyone indulged in lunch, everyone played, laughed and shared so openly.

The theme of WVD 2026 is "Caring for the Voice" and we did just that

A huge shout out and thanks to everyone who came along, the team @thebroughtonarms for looking after us and keeping us well fed and hydrated, @lilija_bekisa
for photographing everyone and to @vitavoicehealth who donated some of their optimise supplements for everyone to take away and try in their goody bags 💫

I have loved every minute of today and remain so grateful that this is my work ♥️

Huge congratulations @samyuktavocalarts for the wonderful (and highly deserved!) recognition of having your article chosen as one of the VSR Spotlight articles ✨️

This spotlight means everyone can read if for FREE until the end of the year. Woohoo!

There is so much in the article that every voice teacher can learn from... shame, stress, regulation and compassion - it is well worth a read

Plus Samyukta writes so beautifully you will learn a whole lot about her extensive expertise in Indian Classical Music too

Popping the direct link into my Linktree until the end of the month for you to easy access 😊

Vocal warm ups should never be boring 😴

Though sometimes for adults, boring feels safe, accessible and 'proper'...

It can be difficult for many adults to release inhibition and really settle into making playful sounds - particularly any which could be construed as 'wrong' or embarrassing 🙉

(Cue example of Easter play at local playing farm - adults had to join in singing 'doo dah, doo dah🎵' and you could see the embarrassed laughter as parents didn't want to let their kids down but felt proper awks 😜 - I happened to be there with 2 other singers and our families so let's just say we sang out loudly and without fear, therefore inadvertently giving permission for everyone else to sing wholly too!)

Did you know that all vocal sounds you can make have value? Sometimes I will pull up songs for students in their sessions to provide examples of where a sound could be used effectively in song (even if it isnt the one they are working on!), so we can keep that sound in the toolkit for later.

Playing with pitch is an easy and effective strategy for warming up the voice, and using a hum gives us lots of internal feedback (as well as some other useful warming up benefits)

Try this out and let me know how you find it 🫡

I trust that you will also enjoy some real yummy eggs too!

(I hope I don't need to tell you - but please don't actually eat and sing simultaneously 🫣)

Vocal warm ups should never be boring 😴

Though sometimes for adults, boring feels safe, accessible and 'proper'...

It can be difficult for many adults to release inhibition and really settle into making playful sounds - particularly any which could be construed as 'wrong' or embarrassing 🙉

(Cue example of Easter play at local playing farm - adults had to join in singing 'doo dah, doo dah🎵' and you could see the embarrassed laughter as parents didn't want to let their kids down but felt proper awks 😜 - I happened to be there with 2 other singers and our families so let's just say we sang out loudly and without fear, therefore inadvertently giving permission for everyone else to sing wholly too!)

Did you know that all vocal sounds you can make have value? Sometimes I will pull up songs for students in their sessions to provide examples of where a sound could be used effectively in song (even if it isnt the one they are working on!), so we can keep that sound in the toolkit for later.

Playing with pitch is an easy and effective strategy for warming up the voice, and using a hum gives us lots of internal feedback (as well as some other useful warming up benefits)

Try this out and let me know how you find it 🫡

I trust that you will also enjoy some real yummy eggs too!

(I hope I don't need to tell you - but please don't actually eat and sing simultaneously 🫣)

Vocal warm ups should never be boring 😴

Though sometimes for adults, boring feels safe, accessible and 'proper'...

It can be difficult for many adults to release inhibition and really settle into making playful sounds - particularly any which could be construed as 'wrong' or embarrassing 🙉

(Cue example of Easter play at local playing farm - adults had to join in singing 'doo dah, doo dah🎵' and you could see the embarrassed laughter as parents didn't want to let their kids down but felt proper awks 😜 - I happened to be there with 2 other singers and our families so let's just say we sang out loudly and without fear, therefore inadvertently giving permission for everyone else to sing wholly too!)

Did you know that all vocal sounds you can make have value? Sometimes I will pull up songs for students in their sessions to provide examples of where a sound could be used effectively in song (even if it isnt the one they are working on!), so we can keep that sound in the toolkit for later.

Playing with pitch is an easy and effective strategy for warming up the voice, and using a hum gives us lots of internal feedback (as well as some other useful warming up benefits)

Try this out and let me know how you find it 🫡

I trust that you will also enjoy some real yummy eggs too!

(I hope I don't need to tell you - but please don't actually eat and sing simultaneously 🫣)

Vocal warm ups should never be boring 😴

Though sometimes for adults, boring feels safe, accessible and 'proper'...

It can be difficult for many adults to release inhibition and really settle into making playful sounds - particularly any which could be construed as 'wrong' or embarrassing 🙉

(Cue example of Easter play at local playing farm - adults had to join in singing 'doo dah, doo dah🎵' and you could see the embarrassed laughter as parents didn't want to let their kids down but felt proper awks 😜 - I happened to be there with 2 other singers and our families so let's just say we sang out loudly and without fear, therefore inadvertently giving permission for everyone else to sing wholly too!)

Did you know that all vocal sounds you can make have value? Sometimes I will pull up songs for students in their sessions to provide examples of where a sound could be used effectively in song (even if it isnt the one they are working on!), so we can keep that sound in the toolkit for later.

Playing with pitch is an easy and effective strategy for warming up the voice, and using a hum gives us lots of internal feedback (as well as some other useful warming up benefits)

Try this out and let me know how you find it 🫡

I trust that you will also enjoy some real yummy eggs too!

(I hope I don't need to tell you - but please don't actually eat and sing simultaneously 🫣)

Vocal warm ups should never be boring 😴

Though sometimes for adults, boring feels safe, accessible and 'proper'...

It can be difficult for many adults to release inhibition and really settle into making playful sounds - particularly any which could be construed as 'wrong' or embarrassing 🙉

(Cue example of Easter play at local playing farm - adults had to join in singing 'doo dah, doo dah🎵' and you could see the embarrassed laughter as parents didn't want to let their kids down but felt proper awks 😜 - I happened to be there with 2 other singers and our families so let's just say we sang out loudly and without fear, therefore inadvertently giving permission for everyone else to sing wholly too!)

Did you know that all vocal sounds you can make have value? Sometimes I will pull up songs for students in their sessions to provide examples of where a sound could be used effectively in song (even if it isnt the one they are working on!), so we can keep that sound in the toolkit for later.

Playing with pitch is an easy and effective strategy for warming up the voice, and using a hum gives us lots of internal feedback (as well as some other useful warming up benefits)

Try this out and let me know how you find it 🫡

I trust that you will also enjoy some real yummy eggs too!

(I hope I don't need to tell you - but please don't actually eat and sing simultaneously 🫣)

Vocal warm ups should never be boring 😴

Though sometimes for adults, boring feels safe, accessible and 'proper'...

It can be difficult for many adults to release inhibition and really settle into making playful sounds - particularly any which could be construed as 'wrong' or embarrassing 🙉

(Cue example of Easter play at local playing farm - adults had to join in singing 'doo dah, doo dah🎵' and you could see the embarrassed laughter as parents didn't want to let their kids down but felt proper awks 😜 - I happened to be there with 2 other singers and our families so let's just say we sang out loudly and without fear, therefore inadvertently giving permission for everyone else to sing wholly too!)

Did you know that all vocal sounds you can make have value? Sometimes I will pull up songs for students in their sessions to provide examples of where a sound could be used effectively in song (even if it isnt the one they are working on!), so we can keep that sound in the toolkit for later.

Playing with pitch is an easy and effective strategy for warming up the voice, and using a hum gives us lots of internal feedback (as well as some other useful warming up benefits)

Try this out and let me know how you find it 🫡

I trust that you will also enjoy some real yummy eggs too!

(I hope I don't need to tell you - but please don't actually eat and sing simultaneously 🫣)