Matt B. Vocal Tuition

Confused about what "sing higher" or "sing lower" means? Use this site. It will visualise it for you x

AmPitch - Amplitude & Pitch Display Vs 1.2

This music production tool is the reason why all new music sounds the same "People are consuming the musical equivalent of McDonalds: processed, mass produced, and flavorless."

What Really Happens When a Singing Voice Gets Old Why do voices deepen and thin over time?

Playing with this model of the human voice is weirdly addictive Anyone who’s ever had a voice instructor has been treated to long attempted explanations of what’s going on in the physical mechanisms associated with singing. But even though that’s inside your mouth and throat, it can be tough to visualize. This Web simulator is doubly interesting. One, it demonst...

9 Things Singers Need to Know About Their Bodies - Total Vocal Freedom - An image showing the top of the lungs in relation to the collarbone. 1.) Your whole body is your instrument, not your just your vocal mechanism. Your voice is part of a total system which includes your mind and your entire body. Any method or technique of singing that doesn’t address the total mind...

Stop obsessing over talent—everyone can sing Children with difficulty singing can be labelled as 'nonmusical' by parents, teachers and pop culture. This toxic idea of 'talent' can deprive people of music's benefits for the rest of their lives.

So you think you can't sing? It could be all in your mind Many people believe they are tone deaf, but can they be cured with training? We explore why tone deafness may actually be all in the mind.

"I love music... so why can't I sing in tune?"​ I get asked this question most weeks, usually by someone who has expressed delight over hearing my choir singing (often in the pub). A conversation

A different way to visualize rhythm - John Varney View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-different-way-to-visualize-rhythm-john-varney In standard notation, rhythm is indicated on a musical bar line. ...

Whether you like Lady Gaga or not, look at what she is doing with her lyric placement. At 0:57, "CAN'T read MY", the stress is on the off-beat. You wouldn't say it like this in a sentence. The groove comes from her body, and overrides speech patterns. This is what makes it exciting for many, many people. To me, this is evidence of how powerful the rhythmic aspect of music is, and I find it a crying shame that it's not given enough attention in "mainstream" music education. I aspire to change it. In fact, I am changing it already. There is much more to come.

Lady Gaga - Poker Face Music video by Lady Gaga performing Poker Face. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 26,232,487. (C) 2008 Interscope Records

Guildhall School seeks non-singers for a new research project ‘Finding a Voice’ Project aiming to understand the journey of learning to sing in adulthood is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council