For years I believed that before I could make any progress with my singing I'd have to unlearn all the "bad" stuff I'd worked so hard to learn.
Do you have this same belief?
I even taught that to my students - unfortunately.
It's all I knew.
I read a book a few years ago that freed me from that belief.
In this episode I bust the myth of the need to "unlearn".
There's a lot more in this one too. (-:
Enjoy!
Peak performance is a topic that is spoken of often.
People refer to peak performance as performing well under pressure, performing when the stakes are high and all sorts of ideas like that.
Of course, all that is true. However, that's just a piece of the puzzle.
In this episode I go into some of the more important, overlooked aspects of "peak performance", and what it is, from a little different perspective.
To me, singing in the zone and singing in flow are much better ways of describing this "peak performance" idea.
Listen, enjoy and see what I mean!
Do you listen to your own voice while you're singing?
Are you thinking about your voice while you're singing?
Or, is your voice totally automatic - like driving?
If you're like I am, I love to hear and feel my voice when I'm singing! Why the heck else would I sing?!
There are those who say, "Don't listen to yourself while you're singing!"....or, "If you're listening to yourself while you're singing you should be in the audience!"...
There are definitely times when we listen to our own voices during a song, and it's OKAY! And many time when we give "some thought" to our technique while we're singing. Again, it's OKAY!
Listen and enjoy this episode as I dispel some silly beliefs!
Do you have someone in your life who can "gently" call you on your "stories"?
A person (if not yourself) who can help you see when you're in a pattern with your stories about your voice or singing.
Sometimes we can do this for ourselves and sometimes we are so "in it" that we can't see the forest for the trees.
In these situations we need a trusted loved one, friend or mentor to assist us with our awakening form our pattern.
In this episode I give a wonderful example of this with 2 characters from a show you'll know.
This episode is marked "explicit" only for a couple of words in the song.
They are not "4 letter words", just words you wouldn't want to have to explain to your kids without being prepared. (-:
Enjoy!!
For years I judged my voice according to a false set of conditions that I made impossible to satisfy.
Then one day while teaching, I realized I was NOT holding my students to the same set of conditions or standards.
I had discovered a new set of criteria for accessing my students voices in the moment, that was much more supportive and conducive to their learning and excelling faster!
I was judging myself with one set of conditions (set up to fail) and accessing my student with a much different criteria which would set them up to succeed.
Listen to the show today and discover a new way of looking at your voice and your progress.
Adapt this today and you may feel a huge difference in your singing!
If you're anything like me, this will really resonate with you and be extremely valuable.
Enjoy!