Studio mindset: How to move out of analytical left brain

When you are singing in the studio, you desperately need to move out of logical, critical, analytical left-brain mode. Why?

Messages go deeper when understood emotionally instead of just analytically.
Left brain singing is not as compelling as right brain singing. Think about it which moves you more to hear a formulaic, even, predictable, logical voice with perfectly even rhythmic pattern or an unpredictable, slightly de-constructed voice with conversational rhythmic pattern?

You will tend to demand over-tuning and editing of your vocals, not realizing that less is very often more when it comes to mechanically perfecting vocals.
So how do you do it?

By trusting your vocal technique, setting yourself up properly so you can feel more than think as you sing.
By being able to trust the feedback you're getting from your production team. This lets you enter your creative child mode and get the critic out of the vocal booth.
Have you ever gotten stuck in your left brain in the vocal booth? What did you end up doing about it?

I want to wish everyone a very happy, joyful and loving holiday season.
It is my Christmas wish for you all that music-making...particularly singing, that you scream out loud for the groly of our Lord Jesus.

Never has there been a more perfect time for making a joyful noise, whether that sound is professional or a family jam session where no voice is judged less important than another.

My New Year's wish is that your gratitude list keeps expanding, God is always good.
Raise a glass of something to toast 2015.

No matter what direction the economy and music business goes, there will also be bright sides...Blessings.
Love you all.

Singing Soft Powerfully - Make Light Phrases.

Singing soft doesn't have to mean communicating weakly. Getting this right can make the difference between a soft passage that no one pays attention to and one that subtly but surely sucks the air out of the room and demands attention.

First verses, breakdown choruses, light bridges, tags are some common places that can be more effective with softer dynamics. Confusing soft singing with meek, ineffective sound is actually something I hear all too often and is too important to leave uncorrected. 

Here are some ways to get powerful emotional responses from soft singing: 
Don't drop your voice off the map.
Good and interesting vocal dynamics require variety in volume intensity. However, level your intensity a bit, definitely back off loud notes, but also don't sing so soft or 'covered' (hollow, hooty) that you can't be heard, especially on low notes.
Use tone variation communicate passion in all the notes and lyrics instead of huge volume swings.
Your voice won't scare or lose your live performance listener, and it will also record much better.
Keep your articulation clear.
Lowering vocal volume shouldn't lower your clarity. You can whisper and still draw the ear to you if you make sure to make the words are understandable.
Use the power of hushed intensity.

Keep energy in your breath compression power source! Your soft tone needs to be supported and controlled. 
Singing soft is a kindred art to ballet, it looks so easy, but it takes real power to support the apparent effortlessness.

Listen to playback
Put on the listener's hat. Do you hear yourself communicating or just keeping the message to yourself? 

Singers With Breathing or Rhythm Issues: Dance

First of all, you are the reason this blog goes on, and I am truly thankful for your readership and your participation.

I have a quick but powerful suggestion for you today: If you want-
• more breath support and control for singing
• help with feeling rhythm
Try dancing! Why?

• Dancing helps you get your hips into action even if it's just slightly swaying as in slow dance. When your hips are involved as you sing, your breath comes from lower and deeper, instead of higher in the chest. This widens your rib-cage, causes more flexibility in your back and frees your diaphragm to control itself.
• Dancing helps you with physical stamina, too, so that you are strong enough to sing with the balance of energy plus control... powerfully yet without vocal strain.
• Dancing helps you psychologically creates endorphin like most good physical exercise. Your mind is a big part of what sings, you know.
• And last but not least,dancing helps you acquire more of a sense of rhythm! Quite important in music, after all.
If you want to pursue these improvements, I suggest one or both of the following:
• Start taking dance lessons. Ballroom dancing, clogging, hip-hop, ballet, whatever you want.
• Get yourself on the dance floor more often! Have fun with your family, your friends, or just dance alone to the music or with a dance video.

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