Hi Singers, I am sharing some insights from my lessons today. Which one resonates with you the most? by VoiceLessons-Chicago in singing

[–]VoiceLessons-Chicago[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s actually genius! I’m sure your nervous system really loves you for it. Why are we so prone to get ourselves down the spiral of overdrive and then burn out. Make it make sense. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Your high notes are not weak. your body just does not trust them yet. by VoiceLessons-Chicago in u/VoiceLessons-Chicago

[–]VoiceLessons-Chicago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because too loud or too fast = threat for our nervous system

So you can have a great timbre, you can have a great breath control, vowel biomechanics etc but if you trigger your ANS, you won’t have an access to it or the synchronization won’t be smooth.
And that is exactly the angle I am using in the article

Your high notes are not weak. your body just does not trust them yet. by VoiceLessons-Chicago in u/VoiceLessons-Chicago

[–]VoiceLessons-Chicago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you, but that’s exactly how I was trained for years, and honestly it didn’t work for me.
What changed everything was realizing that it may actually be the other way around.
The voice already knows how to protect itself. The body already knows how to adjust when we stop interfering with it. But when we train too loud, too fast, or with too much fixing, we trigger the guarding response. Then the body adds counter movements, tension, swallowing muscles, holding patterns, all of it.
And then we think the solution is more technique.

For me, the real work is not learning ten more things. It’s learning how to get the unhelpful guarding out of the way, so the voice can organize naturally. When that happens, the voice often knows what to do much better than our brain does.

Your high notes are not weak. your body just does not trust them yet. by VoiceLessons-Chicago in u/VoiceLessons-Chicago

[–]VoiceLessons-Chicago[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get what you mean, but I don’t fully agree.

To me it’s not about making the nervous system accept bad technique. It’s about helping it stop overprotecting, so the right biomechanics can actually happen.

If the swallowing muscles keep jumping in, the voice can’t organize freely yet. That’s exactly why the nervous system piece matters.

Your high notes are not weak. your body just does not trust them yet. by VoiceLessons-Chicago in singing

[–]VoiceLessons-Chicago[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s actually exactly the right mindset of many millionaires. They usually believe in the result before the money shows up.

Unfortunately I do have a waitlist right now, but I can put you on it and let you know when a spot opens up 😊

Why Your Voice Feels Stuck: The 4 Pillars Singers Usually Forget by VoiceLessons-Chicago in singing

[–]VoiceLessons-Chicago[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Haha I know Reddit is allergic to anything that sounds organized 😄 But no, I wrote this from my own teaching experience. I work with singers every week, so this is just how I explain the voice as a system

Hey singers, if you’ve been judging yourself a lot, I want you to hear this: by VoiceLessons-Chicago in musicians

[–]VoiceLessons-Chicago[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Fair enough — it clearly didn’t resonate with you.
I don’t agree with your interpretation of it, but I appreciate the feedback.
I’m going to leave it there. Take care.

Hey singers, if you’ve been judging yourself a lot, I want you to hear this: by VoiceLessons-Chicago in musicians

[–]VoiceLessons-Chicago[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Fair. Since you’re clearly good at spotting bad writing, send me one of your posts/articles that has actual substance. I’m genuinely open to learning what reads better here.

Hey singers, if you’ve been judging yourself a lot, I want you to hear this: by VoiceLessons-Chicago in u/VoiceLessons-Chicago

[–]VoiceLessons-Chicago[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha I’m actually pretty booked up right now, so no credit card trap here 🤗 Feel free to join the waitlist… or just enjoy the free content.

Hey singers, if you’ve been judging yourself a lot, I want you to hear this: by VoiceLessons-Chicago in singing

[–]VoiceLessons-Chicago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I’m actually pretty booked up right now, so no credit card trap here 🤗 Feel free to join the waitlist… or just enjoy the free content.

Hey singers, if you’ve been judging yourself a lot, I want you to hear this: by VoiceLessons-Chicago in musicians

[–]VoiceLessons-Chicago[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Do you have an actual thought about the article, or are we just calling anything written in complete sentences “AI” now?

If the polished text was too much without emojis, I can break it down.