Welcome to my blog for voice & singing!
Practice singing: where, when and how?
Practising is the be-all and end-all of becoming good. For many singing beginners, however, practising also raises completely new, practical questions: How will my neighbour react if I sing loudly in my flat ... more...
Consonants: Tongue, Airflow & Articulation
An important focus in singing lessons is the vocal sound. We deal intensively with the question: How can we change our mouth space so that we create the best possible resonance depending on the vowel? It is often underestimated that ... more...
The Whistle Register: The Secrets of Whistle Notes
They are iconic, those extremely high notes sopranos sing in some operatic arias. They are notes with which the singers ascend in chordal steps to dizzying heights, penetrating and of brilliant clarity. Among the most famous examples ... more...
Singing cover songs: working on the lyrics
Often singer-songwriters are more appreciated than singers who sing cover songs. Many think that singing a song is not particularly creative, even if they admire the vocal performance. But this way of thinking is based on a misconception. A good ... more...
You want to go on stage? First steps for singers
Today I am addressing all of you who have not yet stood on stage and are wondering what the first steps there might be. Many of my singing students have developed a solid singing technique and ... more...
Belting: Singing at the top of your lungs
Have you ever tried to sing like this: with a full voice in a high register? We hear it all the time in rock and pop music, soul, heavy metal or independent music: these high notes, ... more...
Bad luck & mishaps on stage
I went on stage. Today was my record release concert, at the Frannz Club in Berlin. I had rehearsed a lot with my band Red On Blue in preparation for the big day, but I still had stage fright. At the ... more...
One singing technique for everything? Classical versus popular singing
From time to time, singing students with previous classical experience come to my singing studio. They had previously taken classical singing lessons, but actually don't want to sing classical repertoire, but rock or pop songs. In the process, they have discovered that they ... more...
Frog in the throat?
"When I sing I always have a frog in my throat", "I'm still so slimy": I often hear that from my singing students. Do you also know that your voice is so busy? It's annoying, and ... more...
The change of voice
The parents of girls are often irritated when they hear that I only teach adults or teenagers after the voice change. They assume that the voice change only occurs in boys. That's about the same ... more...
Talent or good through practice?
The world is full of undiscovered talent. These are people who, despite talent, did not have a supportive environment for their musical talent or were discouraged early on. Many of them have received sentences from their parents at an early ... more...
