Singing FAQ

“I want to be able to sing higher, and sound stronger, clearer, or more “pop” up there.”
“I want to stop straining and tiring out my voice.”
“I want to stop going flat, especially on the high notes.”
“I don’t want to sound so ‘classical’, at least not all the time.”
“Isn’t technique just basically ‘more support’, ‘raise the soft palette’, and ‘put it in the mask’?”
“I hear you’re studying “Speech Level Singing”–what’s the deal with that?”

Lesson-Related:

“I’m new to voice lessons” and/or “I’d like voice lessons to be casual and fun.”
“I’ve had a lot of lessons, already, and…”
“I might want lessons, but I can’t afford them, right now.”
“I might need to be kinda on-and-off, or need to move my lesson time a lot.”

“I want to find a great teacher and see how good I can get! Yeeeeahh!!!”
“I just want occasional coachings/auditon prep, etc.”
“Hey, wait a minute–don’t you cast shows, too?”
“I’m pretty happy with my voice, already–anything in it for me?”
“I’ve had so many voice lessons, but I still have some limitations–I think I’m stuck with them, though.”
“I know I reach a bit, up high, but I get by okay, especially if I’m careful.”
“I have this friend who used to be able to sing really high just fine, but now their voice seems to be getting lower, or less resilient.”

“Okay, I’m really not looking for lessons, I just clicked over here from facebook.”
“Isn’t this whole list just designed to get me to buy lessons?”