Matt B. Vocal Tuition

10/04/2022

Confused about what "sing higher" or "sing lower" means? Use this site. It will visualise it for you x

06/08/2017

"People are consuming the musical equivalent of McDonalds: processed, mass produced, and flavorless."

12/07/2017

Why do voices deepen and thin over time?

23/04/2017

Anyone who’s ever had a voice instructor has been treated to long attempted explanations of what’s going on in the physical mechanisms associated with singing. But even though that’s inside your mouth and throat, it can be tough to visualize. This Web simulator is doubly interesting. One, it demonst...

18/03/2017

An image showing the top of the lungs in relation to the collarbone. 1.) Your whole body is your instrument, not your just your vocal mechanism. Your voice is part of a total system which includes your mind and your entire body. Any method or technique of singing that doesn’t address the total mind...

17/03/2017

Children with difficulty singing can be labelled as 'nonmusical' by parents, teachers and pop culture. This toxic idea of 'talent' can deprive people of music's benefits for the rest of their lives.

07/03/2017

Many people believe they are tone deaf, but can they be cured with training? We explore why tone deafness may actually be all in the mind.

22/02/2017

I get asked this question most weeks, usually by someone who has expressed delight over hearing my choir singing (often in the pub). A conversation

22/11/2016

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-different-way-to-visualize-rhythm-john-varney In standard notation, rhythm is indicated on a musical bar line. ...

25/07/2016

Whether you like Lady Gaga or not, look at what she is doing with her lyric placement. At 0:57, "CAN'T read MY", the stress is on the off-beat. You wouldn't say it like this in a sentence. The groove comes from her body, and overrides speech patterns. This is what makes it exciting for many, many people. To me, this is evidence of how powerful the rhythmic aspect of music is, and I find it a crying shame that it's not given enough attention in "mainstream" music education. I aspire to change it. In fact, I am changing it already. There is much more to come.

Music video by Lady Gaga performing Poker Face. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 26,232,487. (C) 2008 Interscope Records

25/07/2016

Project aiming to understand the journey of learning to sing in adulthood is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council