RACHAEL THOMS

If you've ever finished a lesson wondering whether you're meant to practise daily, or worried a missed day undoes your progress, you're not alone. It's one of the questions I'm asked regularly, and the honest answer is more reassuring than…

You're moving steadily up through a phrase, everything feels fine, then right on one note your voice suddenly flips, breaks, or drops out completely. 

What's actually happening

Two muscle groups control most of what your voice does as you move…

Maybe it's the end of a long rehearsal, a run of teaching days, or the third gig this week, and your voice simply feels done, worn out, and heavy.

Two different kinds of tired

Voice researcher Ingo Titze, whose work…