Folks, it's my joy to share with you Rachel Nyetam, one of the associate teachers at M.E.T. Studio of Voice and a longtime friend and colleague. She is hilarious, and I've giggled repeatedly as I've read through her answers. She is straightforward, funny, and a fabulous teacher. Enjoy getting to...

Copious amounts of information float around in books and on the internet about breathing for singing.  It can be challenging to decipher what information is good to apply to your singing, right? Allow me to break it down for you.

Three main points:

First, Is the diaphragm important? ...

Hello, fearless performers!  So glad you’re here to learn about building performance practices.  Have you ever felt as though you wanted to take lessons without ever performing. . . maybe you enjoy the journey of singing so much that you don’t need to ever show anybody else...

Life is heavy right now, isn’t it?  This COVID-19 fiasco is a lot to process.  I have missed meeting with clients in person and I so badly want everything – in and out of the studio – to be ok.  As I’ve met with clients virtually this week, a few details...

Sometimes I receive a call from a singer who thinks they have a voice disorder. Thinking something is wrong with the voice can be disconcerting. We live with all sorts of aches and pains, but when something might be wrong with the voice, it’s a big deal. The good news is,...

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By Nate Paul

The live theatre industry may be at a standstill; however, this simply means when the doors can finally open for live theatre again that singers, actors, and dancers must answer the call to perform! I am here to give you insider tips about preparing your first musical...

Does your singing voice have a massive crack in it, just as the low range is transitioning into the high range? That crack – or break – is the total pits, and you can learn about your voice and how to strengthen and navigate that part of the range so the crack disappears. Doing this...

Do you want to level up in your professionalism in how you SPEAK? Is there something about how you talk that has always caused you anxiety or a feeling of being less-than? You are not alone! Cultural factors play a role in how we communicate verbally, and from a functional perspective, the...

By Nate Paul

In our last entry, we discussed the specifics of how to prepare a song for a musical theatre audition. Before we dig into audition day logistics, if you haven’t read that post yet, go back and read here to learn how to prepare before audition day. We will be hitting...

Isn’t it fun to think about having the widest singing range ever? Like a Mariah Carey kind of range???

How wide is your range? Where in your range do you get stuck? Perhaps you’re singing a siren and then you feel like somewhere your voice hits a roof and can’t go any higher,...

Have you ever wondered if something is wrong with your voice? Or maybe you know something is wrong, or a doctor has told you something is wrong and you’re not sure where to turn? Vocal health is a hot topic, and when we aren’t vocally healthy, the shame starts to boil, which makes the...