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Category Archives: Voice
“La Lutte Vocale”: The Battle that really isn’t. Thoughts on Linguistic Ambiguity and Reflexive Antagonism.
How many times have you expressed something, only to have it misunderstood? If you’re like most people, your answer is most likely: ‘frequently’! One of the advantages of language is that it’s flexible and multi-dimensional. One of the disadvantages of … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomie, Archetypes, Breath, Breathing, Coaching, Communication, Fitness, Gesang, Gesangslehrer, Gesangspädagogik, Inner Game, Learning, Lehren, Lehrer, Lessons, Oper, Opera, Pedagogy, Sänger, Seminars, Singing, Stimme, Students, Teachers, Teaching, Vocal Pedagogy, Voice
Tagged Coaching, Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden, Life, Singing, Voice
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INSTANT KARMA
The idea of “Karma” as it was probably originally intended seems foreign to how we live our life. The idea that there is some mechanism by which our deeds come back at us is anathema to many of us, especially … Continue reading
Posted in Authenticity, Communication, Congruence, Creativity, Ecstatic Living, Emotional Intelligence, Singing, Speaking, Voice
Tagged Agency, Idea, Imagination, Intention, Karma, Pleasure
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Tool or Crutch? Support, Independence and Integration in Singing.
Remember when you learned to ride a bicycle? You either had “training-wheels” or your father ran alongside you, holding the bike steady. How long were these tools necessary before the wheels came off or dad faded smiling in the distance? … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomie, Authenticity, Coaching, Concentration, Congruence, Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Gesang, Gesangspädagogik, Kommunikation, Lessons, Music, Musik, Oper, Opera, Pedagogy, Performance, Performance Training, Presence, Teaching, Vocal Pedagogy, Voice
Tagged Crutches, Integration, Performance, Singers, Tools, Voice
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Voice Student from HELL. Our „Deal Killer” priorities as voice teachers.
For years I was convinced that I could teach anyone. My first “Voice Student from Hell” convinced me how important it is for teachers to have conscious and specific priorities. Part of the arrogance of my youth was a compensation … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Pedagogy, Priorities, Students, Teachers, Voice
Tagged Singing, Teaching, Voice
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Envy and NLP: The Dark Side of the Bright Side of Life
Ray Wilkins and Evan Bortnick Imagine for a moment a good friend in the same line of work as yourself. One day he tells you of an enormous success he’s just had. He landed a big account. He was awarded … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, NLP, Psychological Shadow, Transformation, Voice
Tagged Emotions, Envy, Feelings, Imagine, Life, Transformation
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The Gifts of Pain. The Rewards of Fear.
A provocative title! Pain and fear are usually understood as things to avoid. Our survival is based on the instincts we’ve evolved to avoid pain and fear. How then, can there be gifts in pain and rewards in fear? I … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Potential, Voice
Tagged Distinction, Emotions, Fear, Important, Pain, Relationship
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Sport, Entertainment and Art
Evan Bortnick http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden The distinction between Sport, Entertainment and Art is much more than just a semantic one. This distinction, together with our definition and attitude toward it make our goals, our dreams and our values transparent. I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Authenticity, Congruence, Opera, Performance, Self Expression, Singing, Voice
Tagged Art, Distinctions, Entertainment, Need, Quality, Sport
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Games Voice Students Play — Past Teachers’ Failure
Evan Bortnick http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden I’ve been noticing lately an increasing tendency, in blogs, in facebook and on singing/teaching sites in general, towards indignantly commenting about how many ‘bad’ voice teachers there are out there. This tendency seems emphasized by … Continue reading
Posted in Audition, Authenticity, Congruence, Emotional Intelligence, Lessons, Music, Opera, Pedagogy, Performance, Performance Training, Presence, Singing, Teaching, Voice
Tagged Competence, Phases, Reliance, Sense, Student, Teacher, Tendency
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„Don’t Push”— Pressure Centers Above and Below
Evan Bortnick http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden How many times have we singers heard that admonition; “Don’t Push”? Either we’ve said it ourselves (to ourselves or our students) or we’ve heard it a million times from our own teachers. It sure sounds … Continue reading
Motility and Mobility
Evan Bortnick http://musa-vocalis.de/ Gesangsunterricht Wiesbaden It’s always been a particular fascination of mine how singers move. The raised shoulders, the furrowed eyebrows, the tensed upper lip, the pelvic wave all have both an emotional expression AND a very specific technical, … Continue reading
Posted in Authenticity, Breath, Breathing, Communication, Concentration, Congruence, Fitness, Lessons, Mental Training, Mind-Body, Opera, Pedagogy, Performance, Self Expression, Singing, Speaking, Stillness, Voice
Tagged Emotional, Expression, Motility, Movement, Potential, Singers
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