There have been a handful of “gamechanger” implementations in my teaching over the years, and the practice of pausing and breathing mindfully with my students is quite possibly the most profound. Not surprisingly, the choice to take a moment at the top of every lesson and simply breathe came about as a result of noticing the tremendous impact that mindful breathing had on my personal … Continue reading The Power of 3 Breaths
There have been a handful of “gamechanger” implementations in my teaching over the years, and the practice of pausing and breathing mindfully with my students is quite possibly the most profound. Not surprisingly, the choice to take a moment at the top of every lesson and simply breathe came about as a result of noticing the tremendous impact that mindful breathing had on my personal … Continue reading The Power of 3 Breaths // Laura Donohue
Why do we warm up? Some might say we do this for our vocal health, to exercises our voices, to prepare them for a long day of singing and talking. Some might use warm-ups as tools for technical mastery, to work out issues that arise in repertoire. Perhaps some of us warm up (or say we did) because our voice teachers always told us we … Continue reading Warming Up to Mindfulness: Using Vocal Warm-Ups to Calm Anxiety and Love Your Voice // Kelly Hoppenjans
Singing in Popular Musics 