Welcome to my blog for voice & singing!
Consonants: Tongue, Airflow & Articulation
30 March 2023
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
27 February 2023
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
31 January 2023
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
29 December 2022
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
29 November 2022
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
31 October 2022
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
29 September 2022
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?
30 August 2022
"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
30 July 2022
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?
24 June 2022
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...
Singing in the choir
31 May 2022
When new students come for a trial lesson, the topic of choir often plays a role. Either the trial students already have choir experience and want to improve their voice and breathing technique or they would like to sing in a choir ... more...
