Vocal Kinesthetics

Vocal Kinesthetics I help singers fix their physical and emotional blocks with neurology. It feels like magic, but it’s science! She holds an M.M.

Kimberly Moller (She/Her) is a San Diego-based actor and voice teacher specializing in a cutting-edge approach that taps into the power of the brain to dramatically improve vocal technique. A certified neuro-centric trainer and seasoned teacher, Kim uses her innovative vocal training method, Vocal Kinesthetics, to help singers and voice teachers vanquish vocal hurdles by retraining the brain for optimal vocal function. Kimberly serves on the Board of The National Association of Teachers of Singing in San Diego. She has presented her brain-based research on performance anxiety at the NATS-CalWestern conference and the Musical Theater Educators Alliance conference. A member of The Musical Theatre Educators Alliance, Kimberly is also certified practitioner of Z-Health, a neuro-centric approach to performance training. Kimberly earned her MFA in Musical Theater from San Diego State University. in Vocal Performance and a Graduate Performance Diploma in Voice Pedagogy from Boston University. As an actor and teaching artist, Kimberly has appeared at La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe San Diego, The Moonlight Amphitheater, San Diego Musical Theater, Off-Broadway Theater Company, as well as numerous regional northeast theaters and opera houses. Recent roles performed include Lily in The Secret Garden, Emma in Jekyll and Hyde, Vicki in The Full Monty, and Marmee in Little Women. She understudied Evelyn Nesbit in Moonlight Amphitheatre’s 2022 Ragtime and starred as Belting Debbie in the Oniros film festival award-winning musical short film Sharing the Love. Most recently, Kim was part of the vocal ensemble on Stephanie Economou’s Grammy-award winning music for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Kimberly has toured as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra Pops under the direction of Keith Lockhart, and appeared with Kristin Chenoweth at San Diego’s The Music Box under the direction of Mary Mitchell Campbell. Training and Certifications
Z-Health Performance Solutions certification
Extensive training with Andrew Byrne, The Singing Athlete
M.F.A Musical Theater, San Diego State University
M.M. Vocal Performance, Boston University
Graduate Performance Diploma, Vocal Pedagogy, Boston University

09/10/2026

Cranial nerves are the missing link to your voice teaching.… and the vagus nerve is only one of them.

👏 Say it louder for the people in the back. Neuro performance techniques are where I learned about cranial nerves, and not in voice pedagogy class.

We are already addressing jaw tension, tongue, tension, and the auditory system – Why wouldn’t we do some basic Neuro assessments to improve the input and optimize how these nerves are working in Singers?

Please explain to me why this is not part of the curriculum and learning how to assess the Singer.

These are practical techniques that you will get experience teaching inside my programs and assessing your own nervous system along with partner drills is how to make an impact. Gotta get those reps in before people pay you!

Comment 🍁 or Autumn to get on my priority list for the October VK Neurology foundation level one CERT!

Your voice doesn’t only live in your throat. It’s not isolated. It moves through every place you’re holding — old tensio...
09/10/2026

Your voice doesn’t only live in your throat. It’s not isolated. It moves through every place you’re holding — old tension, unspoken emotion, energy that’s been waiting for permission to move. 🧠🎤🎹

Comment 🍁 or Autumn to learn more about the level one certification in Vocal Kinesthetics or applied neurology for the Voice Studio!

09/09/2026

codyingramofficial is a frequent guest demonstrator in my online Programs. I love having Teachers see this work on different nervous systems.

In this exercise, I chose weighted breathing to Target breath work in a way that his body could understand, under load. I decided this could change the signaling to his brain regarding breath. Cody was training to be a rescue Swimmer in AST school when we met, and his breathing tactics for under Waters were to blow out his belly and get as much air as he could.

This shows up in his singing with a lack of connection and buoyancy in his core, even though he is quite strong in his court. Core.

After a little bit of weighted breathing, his re**us Abdominus, internal obliques, external obliques, and even intercostal muscles had a bit of release. The Vagus is getting more information and it showed in his singing.🎵
❤️🧠

09/09/2026

Cody Ingram is a frequent guest demonstrator in my online Programs. I love having Teachers see this work on different nervous systems.

In this exercise, I chose weighted breathing to Target breath work in a way that his body could understand, under load. I decided this could change the signaling to his brain regarding breath. Cody was training to be a rescue Swimmer in AST school when we met, and his breathing tactics for under Waters were to blow out his belly and get as much air as he could.

This shows up in his singing with a lack of connection and buoyancy in his core, even though he is quite strong in his court. Core.

After a little bit of weighted breathing, his re**us Abdominus, internal obliques, external obliques, and even intercostal muscles had a bit of release. The Vagus is getting more information and it showed in his singing.🎵
❤️🧠

09/09/2026

You better bet that I’m gonna work to make that last rep the best one in the entire session with my brain box of tools. 🧠😅

Did this really happen this week? 😜

Yes. Yes, it did. I have a teenager who has been on a series on Netflix and after suggesting that we lower the key - I did a very simple glute/hip mobility drill instead and it’s the best he sounded the entire lesson.

Happy brain = Singing the crap out of Bruno Mars. 🙃🤩

If you want in on this brain box and Neuro vocal foundation— comment “brain” 🧠 and I will send you all the details for my Fall Certification.

09/08/2026

How do I use these brainy drills in the voice studio?🧠

Well, in the same way that you wouldn’t assign “Defying Gravity” to a beginning belter - you have to assess the right “dose” of neuro drill for the singer in front of you. They may need more or less:

-Speed 🐢
Repetition 👏
Load 🏋️‍♀️

This just means you can absolutely ask the brain, even guess what it needs - and then try the same exact drill again if it doesn’t test well at all different speed, amount of reps, or load.

You will have instincts as you learn this work and your background will help you figure out the best course of action to give the student more freedom.

To learn a solid framework about implementing these neuro drills and assessing the unique brain in front of you - check out my 7 Week VK Fall Certification opening doors soon.

Comment 🍁or “Autumn”

09/08/2026

Two things move these systems: vagus + lymph.
Breathing and movement.

As a Voice professional, you can use this as a way to help voice students who are struggling with inflammation and/or anxiety about said, inflammation, or anxiety in general ….

🩸maybe they are menstruating
🤧maybe they have allergies
😷maybe it’s their first contract after being ill or having a cold
🤕or vocal injury

It’s a practical tip that is a great “set and forget it” during the show.

Follow the steps in the video and try passive KT taping for 5 to 10 minutes first to see how you feel. If you test well, then try it for a little bit longer. 😍

Always assess your singing or vocal warm-up with any drill you decide to use or passive tool like this. It will help you get more in tune with you’re nervous system before you go out on stage.🎶

Comment below if you are going to try this or if you have any questions! 🧠

My VK Fall Certification is opening doors soon!

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