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A Case Study of a University Voice Program with Latin-American Music

From “Perceptions Lie” of F. Alexander to “If you are right sensations and feelings will guide you. If you are wrong, reason will guide you.” of G.B. Lamperti in voice perceptions have been a great and confusing topic, difficult to navigate in the practical aspects of training, development and treatment. Contemporary science is defining in…

The use of real-time visual feedback technologies (RVFTs) in singing pedagogy has become increasingly widespread, mirroring broader shifts toward technology-enhanced learning. These tools provide immediate acoustic or physiological information about vocal production, yet systematic knowledge of their pedagogical applications remains limited. While existing studies often describe the tools themselves, little is known about how they…

Homo sapiens mania for speaking (sometimes indiscriminately) and singing As a singing teacher and vocal coach specializing in popular music, I’m increasingly passionate about the question of why do we sing ? It’s quite strange, all the same, this Homo sapiens mania for speaking (sometimes indiscriminately) and singing… But above all, we can only be surprised…

Jean-Yves Bosse Vidal – Singing teacher – Hispanist – Phonetician Although Italian has always been considered as the best language for studying singing, this can be questioned nowadays from different points of view: cultural, historical, phonetic, and educational. Castilian is the official language in 20 countries, second largest in the world in terms of native…

Microphone Technique and All the Other Technical Shizzle Singers Should Know Half of what an audience hears isn’t just the voice. It’s the microphone, how it’s used, and everything happening after it: EQ, compression, reverb, delay, and the sound engineer’s magic (or mischief) at the desk. Yet many singers and voice teachers rarely get hands-on…

An Introduction to Vocal Kinesthetics

The Importance of Mouth Position in Belting Why is the correct mouth position so important when using the belting voice? What exactly happens on a technical level when you adopt this mouth position, and why is it so essential for proper tone placement and maintaining vocal health?