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In my last post, I gave you the first practice of highly successful singers that is that you have the perfect musical instrument within you. The human body is the perfect musical instrument and when you believe that fact and trust the your body will produce sound simply and naturally, then you are half way to singing with freedom. Practice #2 is body alignment or posture. Yes, darn it all, your mo...

Everyone has a great voice inside. Everyone. It’s a gift. The human body is the most perfect of all musical instruments. Because I’m a voice teacher people ask me, ‘then why do I sound so terrible?!’ When you hear a sound you don’t like, it’s not because your voice is bad. Remember everyone has a great voice. The reason your voice does not sound good is because there are ba...

Parents, kids and mature singers need this information. 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. I had a student...

It’s heartwarming, inspiring and very gratifying for me as a voice teacher to watch as a student goes from a guy singing and writing good songs to a young man who is on his way to being a star in the music business. Listen to this audio clip. The first part was recorded about 6 months before my student and I began working together. When the second part of the clip fades back up, you’l...

Attention: 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....

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...

Bodacious: ‘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...

Singers 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...

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 ...

I 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...