All Things Vocal Podcast

In this episode I teach vocal exercises I designed using voiced consonants and vowels to help singers AND speakers blend their chest and head registers. Doing these exercises also helps you eliminate vocal breaks, add more resonance and range and ease vocal strain. These benefits occur as we take the voice across the passagio from chest to head voice while pulling and morphing the syllables. It's weird, but it works! LINKS:  National Library of Medicine Power, Path & Performance vocal training course  Speaking Voice Technique video course  Book a vocal lesson with me  Signup for free vocal health tips 

My interview guest is speaking coach/author Peter George. Truly great public speaking skills are worth pursuing and improving, whether you're a veteran stage presentation speaker or a more casual workshop host, teacher or business person. Even singers need to talk to their audiences and do interviews. Listen to this episode for insider tips and strategies for making an impact and getting the responses you want when you talk.  RAISE YOUR SKILLS: To significantly raise your speaking skills, consider the following pair of training materials: * Peter George's book 'The Captivating Public Speaker' (Amazon pd ad)  Note: As an Amazon associate, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases * my video course 'Speaking Voice Technique'. For a limited time: Get 30% off my course at checkout with coupon PGCHAT. 

Did you know that articulating voiced consonants tightly can kill your high notes? In this episode, I talk about why this happens, and what you can do to turn your voiced consonants from voice saboteurs into voice enablers. Links mentioned: Power, Path & Performance vocal training courses Phonetics Pow document www.JudyRodman.com 

With all the vocal coaches out there, do you wonder what vocal training you can trust to work best for your voice? Here is a short episode that will tell you why I know what I know as vocal coach, and how YOU can use my training to radically transform your voice with more ability, health and messaging impact than it's ever known. If you need a better, healthier, or more effective voice, I'd love to help you: You can check out my vocal training courses, contact me about vocal lessons, and sign up for my 9 page ebook 'Vocal Health Tips' (my gift to you), all on my website: https://judyrodman.com.    

Join us for Part two of this interview as JP & Kat Raio-Rende and I exchange all kinds of career stories, music creation and chart-making strategies, as well as mic/voice-saving vocal technique!  Be sure and catch Part 1 of this interview if you missed it...  it's the episode right before this one. Their website: https://www.earwormny.com My website: https://judyrodman.com/

My guests today are primetime music creators JP and Kathryn Raio-Rende, owners of Earworm Music Company in New York City. This is Part 1 of our interview, which continues next episode as Part 2. Their website: https://www.earwormny.com Their Emmy-winning song performed by Billy Porter for Sesame Street: https://youtu.be/derxRN-ZkMI?si=S6ZX1p44yjcD5zxv Listen as we trade stories, strategies and advice for songwriting, production and singing for major market media.

If you want to build a successful music career, you need to build a following. Creating and leveraging your personal brand can be a game-changer for creating a significant fanbase. Listen to my interview with top branding specialist Megan Gersch  (Netflix, Live Nation, etc) and gain some current strategies to help you and your music stand out from the crowd and draw the supporters that can help you succeed. LINKS: megangersch.com hello@megangersch.com Your Sparkly Brand Podcast  Listen: Apple • Spotify • Google Judyrodman.com

In this interview with my co-creator Darren J. Butler, we talk about how our musical Runaway Home has metamorphosized from a couple of monologues to a staged reading by headliners for heads of the entertainment industry in the middle of New York. We're hoping it's the room where 'it' happens - so full productions in major venues is next. Find creative team and actors bios and more at the musical's website:  https://www.runawayhomethemusical.com/ Darren's website: https://www.darrenjbutler.com/ My website: https://judyrodman.com/

In this episode, we sit down with renowned physical therapist Walt Fritz. As the author of 'Manual Therapy for Voices... a Person-Centered Approach,' Walt shares his expertise in empowering patients to actively participate in their healing journey. He discusses how this patient-involved approach can lead to more effective and lasting results. Furthermore, Walt extends his expertise to train other healing arts professionals - vocal coaches included - enabling them to integrate this patient(student)- empowered approach into their own protocols.  Join us as we explore the transformative power of this approach and discover how people can heal better through active involvement in the therapeutic process. LINKS: * Walt Fritz website https://waltfritzseminars.com/about/ * * "Manual Therapy for Voice and Swallowing" book: (Please note this is my affiliate link) https://amzn.to/47ffWFy #ad *Judy Rodman website: https://judyrodman.com/    

Vocal strain, also known as vocal fatigue, is the leading cause of vocal problems, limitations and vocal damage for both singers and speakers. In this episode, I'm going to give you the top 18 causes of vocal strain that I see, and tell you how to fix what's making your voice so tired. I'm also going to share the audio of a short vocal lesson I did where my student's vocal fatigue was eliminated immediately after I put her at the wall.  Links mentioned: The full video of Silvana's vocal lesson  My ebook on Vocal Health Food enzymes I use https://amzn.to/3r0jE5c (Amazon pd link) The Easy Way To Stop Smoking book https://amzn.to/3PA5Jgm (Amazon pd link) Speaking Voice Technique online course Interview with Gina Thurston Interview with Angela McCuiston My story of vocal recovery after endotracheal tube  DISCLOSURE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Getting physically injured can temporarily stop or permanently end a music career. My guest Angela McCuiston, founder of 'Music Strong', has developed a specialty career in fitness training and rehabilitation exercises for music makers of all kinds. Listen to this interview to hear Angela and I discuss some vital fitness strategies that can improve muscle balance, endurance and strength. A musician herself, Angela understands the stresses of our vocations and the stakes involved!

Singing on the road can be a dream come true or a vocal nightmare. Here are 12 tips to help your voice end up stronger and freer of vocal fatigue after your gig or tour than before! Whether you're just doing one gig out of town, or a whole season of concerts, this advice plus using great vocal technique can make a huge difference to your voice. Links mentioned include: * The Hall Sisters: https://thehallsisters.com/ * What To Eat Before You Sing (blogpost/podcast) https://blog.judyrodman.com/2011/01/what-to-eat-before-you-sing.html * Tabata exercise (do an internet search to find several Tabata timer apps for phone or computer) https://health.clevelandclinic.org/tabata-vs-hiit-whats-the-difference/ * Information about my vocal lessons: https://judyrodman.com/vocal-training.htm *Sign up for my 9 page e-book on vocal health plus newsletter here: https://judyrodman.com/newsletter-signup.htm

In this episode, I interview Vinnie Potestivo, a renowned music and brand consultant who advises artists, major media, and corporations on the latest trends and strategies for success.  Over the years, the music industry has undergone significant changes, and Vinnie Potestivo has witnessed many of them first hand. In our chat, he generously shares some successful music career secrets that are working now. Vinnie also tells some behind-the-scenes stories of people he's worked with that illustrate the advice he gives, and some will have you laughing. Vinnie has his finger on the pulse of the music industry, and his advice is invaluable to anyone who wants to make it in this dynamic industry.  LINKS: Vinnie Potestivo Entertainment: https://vpetalent.com/ His podcast 'I Have A Podcast' : https://vpetalent.com/i-have-a-podcast/ Find me and my services and sign up for my free 9-page report "Vocal Health Tips" at https://judyrodman.com/ Listen & subscribe to All Things Vocal Podcast on iTunes ... on Spotify ... or anywhere else.  

Have you ever wondered if the style you're singing is truly best for you? In this episode I give you some practical factors to help you choose your vocal genre strategically, which will help you be creatively fulfilled AND more successful in your vocal career. And yes, it may be that for YOUR vocal goals, you need to choose more than one style to master. Listen to the end for some case studies of singers whose vocal genre outlier choices resulted in success!  Find me at www.JudyRodman.com While you're there, be sure and download my 9 page report on vocal health!

In this rare interview, hear the stories of the journey and the creative process of Dave Loggins, one of the most gifted singers and songwriters that’s ever put pen to paper or mic to mouth. Besides putting a ton of music into the world that people remember their lives by, he has been my friend, collaborator and mentor for decades. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did having the conversation. Find Dave Loggins music wherever you listen to songs. If you love music, or need songwriting inspiration, you'll want to buy some. Find me at JudyRodman.com.

Gena Thurston, PT/DPT/CIDN has worked with all kinds of voices, including the cast of Hamilton. She has a unique, hands-on, highly effective approach to vocal issues that she shares with me on this episode. I trust her enough to be the only one I've ever let manipulate my own larynx! Find Gena in Nashville at https://stevekravitz.com/our-team/gena-thurston/Steve Kravitz Physical Therapy  Check out the exercises she demonstrates on Instagram at TheVocalPT  Find me and my services for your voice at www.JudyRodman.com PLEASE SHARE: If you like, please share this episode with a friend who could use the information, too! PLEASE REVIEW: https://ratethispodcast.com/atv      

Listen as I demonstrate a weird but highly effective vocal exercise that helped me get my voice back, and that I use with my students to smooth out glitchy areas in their vocal range. My thanks to vocal coach Mark Thress for sharing the scale with me, which I find best to do in this slow-motion way, morphing the syllables into each other to create flexibility and stability in the vocal apparatus.  Find out more about my services for your voice at JudyRodman.com

Barbara Kite is a speaking and acting coach. In this episode, she generously shares some secrets from the acting world that can help speakers, singers and even songwriters deliver messages that hit the mark. Links: Barbara's website, her coaching and her book https://barbarakite.com/ Her son Noah Kite and his 'chamber folk' music https://www.noahkite.com/  Find me and my services for your voice at my website https://www.judyrodman.com/ 

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Mat Kearney went from skater kid/soccer playing/free-style rapper to multi-platinum selling pop artist with over 2.5 billion streams. One of my earliest vocal students, Mat took his voice and his messages seriously, and has become one of the best live performers out there. Listen in and be inspired to dig in deep to your own creative expression. Find Mat at https://matkearney.com/ Find out how I can help you with YOUR voice at https://judyrodman.com/. While you're there, download my free 9-page report on vocal health! I also invite you to join me for discussions about all things vocal at the Facebook page for this podcast.