» Slice of Singing: Vocal Blog
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How To Sing Like You’re 12 Again: Breakthrough Singing LessonAttention: Parents, kids, mature singers and karaoke lovers. Justin Bieber I love to teach voice. For me there’s nothing more rewarding than teaching someone how to find their voice, how to find that power and joy. Changing someone’s life by giving you back your voice is my passion. Yes, I said returning your voice to you. Training you to use your voice as it was created to be used naturally....
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Is Your Child Damaging Her Voice Singing Along with iTunes?It happens all the time. I hear it in my vocal studio. Kids, as young as 9 yrs old, have the beginnings of vocal damage. Yes, damage that can, if not corrected, permanently scar delicate vocal chord tissue. The child’s voice will forever be raspy and grating. To prevent the damage before it goes beyond the point of repair is vital to your child’s vocal health – speaking and sing...
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Bodacious Body Alignment for SingersBodacious: ‘unrestrained by convention or propriety.’ Bold, open and straight body alignment allows your singing voice to flow easily through your body – your vocal instrument. It also makes you much more attractive and healthy. The following is an excerpt from the body alignment chapter of my book Sing Like You Speak™: Morganix Method. Sound Production The vocal instrument i...
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Actors Quantum Leap Monologue PrepBeing a vocal acting coach means that I help actors connect to the words in a script through fully engaging the mind and body in speaking the words given to you by the playwright. There’s a magical transformation that takes place when the actor truly connects to the words they are saying. Actors can get into a rut with their monologues – and of course, monologues are your resume and ne...
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FREE Webinar – Switching from Classical to Contemporary on MondaySingers Key Notes is a free weekly webinar for singers, actors and anyone who uses the voice for essential communication. Singers Key Notes is lead by expert vocal trainer, Sally Morgan. Ms Morgan developed the cutting edge contemporary vocal technique, Sing Like You Speak™. On Monday, August 15 at 7 pm ET, we will be exploring how to switch from Classical to Contemporary singing. Even if you w...
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Broadway or Bust!Broadway, Broadway! My name in lights on Broadway!!! Is that your dream? Do you know someone who dreams of being on Broadway? You’re not alone. I live in NYC and go to Broadway shows often. I always leave the theater proud that I am a New Yorker and that these singer/actor/dancers are my students. The excellence in performance that I see at every show makes me want to burst out in song and ...
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Voice ‘Placement’ vs Vocal FreedomI want to share this recording of this week’s Singers Key Notes webinar with you. The ‘conversation’ took many twists and turns keeping things very interesting. We talked about the issue of placing the voice, which many voice teachers ask their students to do. A student of mine actually told me that his last voice teacher told him to place the sound in his left eye! Try it and y...
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Sing Like You Speak – Open the VoicePlease enjoy this excerpt from my book Sing Like You Speak™: The Morganix Method™ “There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.” ~ Oscar Levant Any wind instrument such as the human voice relies on open airways for breath flow. For instance, a trombone played with proper airflow, is a d...
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How to Sing Those High NotesEveryone wants to sing those high notes! But everyone is also afraid of singing high notes. Am I going to hit the right note? Is it going to sound screechy? Will the audience hate me if I miss? That’s usually what’s going on inside your head, right? Well if you are asking all those questions, you can’t possibly hear the notes you’re supposed to sing. Here’s a great v...
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To Breathe or Not to Breathe Webinar – Listen and LearnOur last Singers Key Notes Webinar discussed breathing for singers. Here is a recording of the webinar for all to listen and learn. Click here to listen and learn. It\'s FREE! Please join us on August 9 at 7 pm ET for our next FREE webinar when we will talk about ‘placement vs vocal freedom.’ To sign up to join the webinar please go to All are welcome! ...

