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Overcoming the Challenge of Holding Back in Singing: Strategies for Voice Students
Understanding the Struggle: Why Students Hold Back One major problem I encounter as a voice teacher is students holding back when they...
Coltyn VonDeylen
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Wheel of Timbre
Here is my wheel of timbre. Its not the fanciest thing, but this is a chart of how I teach timbre control. The left side is Bright sounds...
Coltyn VonDeylen
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Timbre - Larynx
The larynx, for those who don't know, is the part of your throat often called the adam's apple. Its the bone in the front of your neck....
Coltyn VonDeylen
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Timbre - Jaw
This is one of the easiest categories to mess with in timbre. As with all items in the "timbre" category, this is how the jaw effects the...
Coltyn VonDeylen
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Advanced Singing Technique - Vowel Modification
Vowel modification is the act of changing the vowel you are singing to better sing a note. Farther forward vowels tend to be easier to...
Coltyn VonDeylen
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Timbre - Lips
Your lips have a surprisingly large impact on the timbre/color of your voice. I often describe the color change as "bright" vs "dark."...
Coltyn VonDeylen
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