Category Archives: Vocal Pedagogy

Vocals Only: My voice hurts when I sing!


We spend a lot of time here at Voice Essentials talking about the importance of vocal health and the need for every singer to monitor the condition of their voice. But as the old song goes, it’s a fine line between pleasure and pain. How do you differentiate between normal muscle fatigue and laryngeal stress which might endanger the health of your voice? And more importantly, when should you take you and your voice to the Ear’s Nose and Throat doctor for a vocal check-up?

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Vocals Only: What is Speech Level Singing?


If you’ve spent any amount of time on YouTube searching for tips about singing, then you’ve most likely heard the term ‘SLS’ or ‘Speech Level Singing’ used to describe a certain singing methodology…Today I want to give you a bit of background on SLS and take the opportunity to briefly share my pedagogical approach to teaching contemporary singing.

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Vocals Only: Meghan Trainor and her Vocal Cord Hemorrhage | Is Her Career Over?


What do Meghan Trainor, Sam Smith and Adele have in common? A vocal cord hemorrhage of course! Does this level of vocal damage finish a singer’s career?

Dr Dan talks us through what a vocal cord hemorrhage is and then discusses the implications and prospects of recovery.


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