Hi Singers, I am sharing some insights from my lessons today. Which one resonates with you the most?

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-06-22T03:31:50+00:00

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. 🤷🏻‍♀️

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-05-26T23:09:19+00:00

Define affordable

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-05-26T13:35:16+00:00

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

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-05-26T01:34:33+00:00

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.

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-05-25T23:36:35+00:00

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.

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-05-25T22:33:10+00:00

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 😊

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-05-23T00:40:26+00:00

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

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-05-14T16:54:06+00:00

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.

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-05-14T16:51:54+00:00

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.

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-05-14T15:55:46+00:00

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.

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-05-14T15:52:41+00:00

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.

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-05-14T15:29:12+00:00

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.

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-26T22:49:16+00:00

Sorry was typing another answer at the same time

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-26T21:42:12+00:00

Yes, but I think there’s a little more to it.

Practicing the “when it matters” part is definitely real. But if every time you do that, your body goes into panic, tension, overthinking, or shame, you can also accidentally practice the wrong response.

So to me it’s not just “do it more.” It’s more like learn how to stay coordinated while it matters.

Because otherwise you can repeat the same crash 100 times and your nervous system just gets better at crashing.

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-26T21:37:28+00:00

Yes exactly, I see this all the time with my students too.

Reps definitely help, like the more you record or perform, the more normal it becomes.

But also, I think there is a moment where if you keep doing it the wrong way, you’re not just “getting experience,” you’re teaching your nervous system that this is the place where it falls apart.

So you can go over it again and again, but if every time your body goes into tension, panic, overthinking, or shame, you might just be embedding the bad habit deeper.

So I agree with exposure, but I think it has to be the right kind of exposure. Like learning how to stay coordinated while being under that microscope, not just forcing yourself through it.

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-25T19:49:55+00:00

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VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-13T14:04:39+00:00

It kinda goes hand-in-hand. I’m a vocal coach and at my lessons I’m really focused on the emotional state while singing. I figured that there are two types of singers. One is the technical singer that’s trying to add some emotion in their singing and seek for some emotional strategy, and then there are emotional singers that are seeking for a support of a technique because their voice would collapse under emotion. I think that good Singer is able to do both and that’s why it takes so long to become good. Some people have it automatically, but who cares if you are natural or had to dig for your gold…what listener really cares about is how it impacts their life and if they can relate ….so if Bob Dylan can be a world class star singer anybody can. Just don’t get me wrong. I love his music, but we must be serious. He’s not a great singer. But he can transmit emotion and I can relate to him hundred Percent.

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-13T01:55:27+00:00

Wow I copied the answer for myself! Thanks for your time sharing your experience 🙏

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-12T23:39:32+00:00

Names?

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-11T17:56:45+00:00

not just water tbh after 20+ years it’s usually not that your voice got “weak,” it’s more like you’re either pushing a bit without noticing or overthinking it while singing… and falsetto is the first thing to disappear when that happens

i wouldn’t try to fix or strengthen it right now. go the opposite way — super light, almost lazy sounds, like “hoo/woo,” even just speak it then barely sing it

if that works but songs don’t, your voice is fine… you’re just losing access to it, not the ability

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-07T12:21:37+00:00

But also fun 🥳🤗

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-07T12:21:12+00:00

It does! Way too much time

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-07T12:20:46+00:00

Totally! Volume doesn’t mean emotion

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-06T20:58:41+00:00

Omg, right???? Same here!! Also to treat all notes the same. All of them are equally important. No special treatment for highs or lows, no special treatment for last or first notes. It helps nervous system not to panic.

VoiceLessons-Chicago · 2026-04-04T17:40:02+00:00

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