Appoggio
Appoggio by Dominika Plonka: May 13, 2019 Appoggio. This term was unfortunately translated as a support. And even more unhappily it is understood by some…
Category: Voice
IVTOM’s Main Topic is Voice.
Can We Be More Like Bocelli? by Anna Siciliano, MA/CCC SLP
Many of you know that my dad, Joe Siciliano, was an avid classical music collector. At one time, he had several thousand records in his collection.…
Moments of Doubt by Agata Pisko
I am late with this very teaching tip. I should have written it weeks ago. But I couldn’t. I was completely dismotivated. I felt as if…
Musical Theater Song Choice by Camiah Mingorance
Song choice isn’t everything. It doesn’t make up for bad technique. It won’t cancel out poor auditioning skills. It cannot cover up a lack of…
The Most Important Ingredient by Dean Kaelin
The Pitch Range of the Exercise Hello IVTOM teachers! I think as a teacher it is a really good idea every so often to go back…
False Vocal Folds by Dr. Curt Stock
What Exactly are “False Vocal Folds?” Otolaryngologist, Dr. Curt Stock answers this question in a few short and simple sentences: I have been asked about…
Becoming a Total Performer Part 2 by Tricia Grey
ANSWERING THE WHO, WHAT, WHEN & WHERE, WHY, AND HOW Rather than guessing what the songwriter had in mind when he or she wrote the…
Performance Training for Adults by Keri Hughes
Voice On Trial: Avoiding Failure As an undergraduate voice major, I received my grade for private voice lessons by singing in front of the voice…
Resolving Vocal Register Confusion by Mark Baxter
Many singers have a lot of misconceptions about vocal registers and how to navigate them. Singers wonder what is acceptable and what to listen or feel…
How To Dazzle in One Take by Aimee Geddes
Many of us struggle with the first lesson. There can be a lot of pressure to dazzle the student or their parents so they want…
