The “ng” exercise
Weekly Teaching Tip – May 12, 2014 by Dean Kaelin This question came to me from a teacher a while back. Question: I’ve been wanting…
Author: Dean Kaelin
Dean is currently serving as the Director of Education of IVTOM. He has been training singers and teachers for over 36 years from all over the world.
What Happens at the Bridges?
Weekly Teaching Tip – Dec. 2, 2013 Question: What happens at the bridges? Answer: Part 1: Physiology – Some Voice people say that chest is…
Help Your Students Less to Help Them More
Weekly Teaching Tip – Sep. 2, 2013 By Dean Kaelin On numerous occasions I have had teachers express concern that they would never be able…
Teaching Children
Weekly Teaching Tip – May 20, 2013 by Dean Kaelin (This is in answer to a question about when to begin teaching children.) Contrary to…
Remembering the Basics
Weekly Teaching Tip Feb. 11, 2013 As teachers we are always trying to increase our knowledge and teaching. This is a good thing, however every…
Tweaking the Vowels
Weekly Teaching Tip – December 17, 2012 Sound is originated with the vocal folds, but then this initial sound moves up the vocal tract (throat,…
Semi-Occluded Straw Follow Up
Weekly Teaching Tip – October 29, 2012 Question: This semi-occluded straw technique is what Rocio Guitard told us about during her online seminar, but she…
What is chest voice?
Question: Would you say that sound is actually, literally, resonating in the chest or does “the chest voice” really only resonate in the neck and mouth…
Strengthening a Male singer’s upper range
Weekly Teaching Tip – August 27, 2012 Question: My male amateur student would like to sing the bridge of ‘Every Breath You Take’ beginning with…
Vowel Modification or Vowel ‘Narrowing’?
Weekly Teaching Tip – August 6, 2012 Question: I have read most of the book and didn’t notice a section about vowel modification – you…
