The fundamental point of
voice training, whether you come to it through a voice disorder or simply
to improve your voice, is to find and free your natural speaking voice. I
believe that we are all born with beautiful, expressive, free voices. Over
time, we develop habitual patterns of tension that affect the voice. For
example, most of us carry some degree of tension in our neck, jaw and
shoulders. This is obviously a key area for anatomical structures
associated with voice and speech, and our habitual tension affects our
voice, whether we know it or not.
The first step in voice training is
awareness. Before we can change anything, we must first become aware
of what we are currently doing. Then we can look at how to change it.
It is possible to make some improvements in voice without awareness of
the process, but it takes a very long time. My goal is to work
efficiently, training you to be your own voice coach. You learn a
process that can last a lifetime. This is short-term work with
long-term results.
