Can't Wait to Hear You

Nearly every vocal problem has a solution, and those solutions often grow out of treating your entire, integrated self as your instrument. Physical strength, neurological calm, and a grounded sense of being are all critical to the work of singing or speaking. It might sound overwhelming, but I bet you’re already working on those things in different areas of your life. Let’s talk about how you can access those same practices in service of making your voice heard. 

To Register for A Singer's Advent https://mvmusik.mvsite.app/products/courses/view/1189528

Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. 

A transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-9. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.

Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.

The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

Today I'm answering your questions!

If you have a question you’d like answered in a future episode, please email me at [email protected].

[01:19] Question 1. What if lip trills really don't work for me? (in response to Episode 5)

My lip trill tutorial video: https://www.mvmusik.com/ltv/

Helpful YouTube videos on straw phonation: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utMGP8h75nM&list=PLRIAPPEO39k7bAwealQC6eAiF0E98R2Lu&index=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xYDvwvmBIM&list=PLRIAPPEO39k7bAwealQC6eAiF0E98R2Lu&index=5

[08:12] Question 2. What if I don't get nervous when I’m performing? (in response to Episode 4) 

[13:40] Question 3. How do I sing a song that's making me cry?

To Register for A Singer's Advent https://mvmusik.mvsite.app/products/courses/view/1189528

Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. 

A transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-8. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.

Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.

The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

Believe me when I tell you that no one is "born ready" for the stage. Really, no one. 

Sounding amazing, or even simply adopting a new vocal habit takes time and effort, and a ton of self-compassion. Today's episode is heavy on the compassion. 

To Register for A Singer's Advent https://mvmusik.mvsite.app/products/courses/view/1189528

Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. 

A transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-7. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.

Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.

The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

What should you take when your throat feels scratchy, phlegmy or just plain awful? Science has an answer for you! Listen in to learn what the research says about honey, lemon, ginger and a host of other remedies. I also share what works for me, including some of my favorite recipes. 

To Register for A Singer's Advent https://mvmusik.mvsite.app/products/courses/view/1189528

Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. 

Visit https://www.uu.edu/dept/music/library/safety/VocalHealthInformation.pdf to download an amazing resource on vocal health from the Duke Voice Care Center.

For more on vocal remedies, check out these blog posts:

https://www.mvmusik.com/what-to-do-when-youre-phlegmy/

https://www.mvmusik.com/gargling-with-listerine-zero-helped-me-recover-from-covid-19/

https://www.mvmusik.com/vocal-remedies-that-really-work/

A transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-6. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.

Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.

The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

YouTube is a fantastic resource, and if you’ve gotten frustrated looking for the “perfect” vocal warm-up video, you’re not alone. What works for one person won’t necessarily work for another, and our needs vary from day to day. Learning what your whole self needs to sound the best it can is a practice all its own – and it’s one you can develop. This episode will get you started!

If you’d like help learning to lip trill, try out my free tutorial! 

Visit http://www.dibblemusic.com/lesson-resources.html for a collection of vocal warm-ups curated by my friend and fellow voice teacher Meghan Dibble.

To Register for A Singer's Advent https://mvmusik.mvsite.app/products/courses/view/1189528

Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. 

A transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-5. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.

Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.

The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

As I see it, performance anxiety is a fact of life – as long as we care about what we’re communicating, we can expect to feel anxious about it sometimes. The challenge is to manage the anxiety. That starts with listening to it, and treating ourselves kindly.

Visit http://mvmusik.com/fpa to download the meditation mentioned in this episode.

To Register for A Singer's Advent https://mvmusik.mvsite.app/products/courses/view/1189528

Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. 

A transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-4. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.

Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.

The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

If you’ve tried to change how you sing or speak and you feel like you’re not getting anywhere, you’re not alone. Changing the voice is hard! Understanding what we're up against – namely, our neurobiology and sense of self – makes it easier.

To Register for A Singer's Advent https://mvmusik.mvsite.app/products/courses/view/1189528

Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. 

A transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-3. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts.  If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.

Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.

The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

I want to save you some time. I want to tell you three things that when I learned them, it was like the heavens opened up. Like, “What? Why didn't anybody ever tell me that?!”

I hope you’ll listen to the episode, but if you’re in a hurry:

• your lungs are not in your shoulders.

• using your voice is a physical activity.

• the floor isn’t going anywhere.

To Register for A Singer's Advent https://mvmusik.mvsite.app/products/courses/view/1189528

Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. 

A transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-2. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts.  If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.

Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.

The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

I wasn’t always a singer and a voice teacher. In fact, as a child I was told to “mouth the words.” Listen in to hear more about that, and how I found my way to singing, and why, if you struggle with singing or speaking, there’s hope for you, too. 

To Register for A Singer's Advent https://mvmusik.mvsite.app/products/courses/view/1189528

Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. 

A transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-1. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts.  If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.

Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.

The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

Welcome to Can’t Wait To Hear You, a podcast about the relationship between your voice and your body, your heart, and your mind. Singer and voice teacher Michèle Voillequé shares the expertise and encouragement you need to use your voice with confident ease. She has helped hundreds of people sound better and feel more comfortable, even when they’re under pressure. She can help you, too.

Using your voice well is a skill, not a talent. To learn more about that, subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get your podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle, please visit mvmusik.com.

To Register for A Singer's Advent https://mvmusik.mvsite.app/products/courses/view/1189528