Empower Your Voice

The best way to start to overcome our own blocks and issues are to listen to stories of how others overcame there. Nancy Bos shares her journey of dibilitating performance anxiety that left her a singing teacher who teaches because she couldn't "do". She then moves us into ways that we can each overcome our own anxiety around voice. Closing Song: Seattle When Its Raining - Nancy Bos accompanied by...

As "The Excitable Introvert", Jacqueline Shaulis guides introverted women of color to get seen, heard, and respected by embracing their AWESOME! Her 30+ years of communication and personal leadership experience developed through a challenging upbringing to international speaker and 4-time global bestselling author. https://jacquelineshaulis.com/

The focus of this season of Every Sing is Personal Narrative. Or personal stories. Personal narrative is a big topic, and we will try to cover it from loads of different angles here in every sing. You can also learn more about it by reading my articles on my blog at lifestorydesign.blogspot.com

Chris Ballew - aka Casper Babypants and lead singer of the band Presidents of the USA - gave us so many great takeaways about why we sing in his interview in Jan 2018 - almost 3 years ago. I had to bring it back to your attention. Chris's journey from the top of the industry in PUSA to becoming a children's singer is inspiring. https://babypantsmusic.com/home Singing 101 Courses! are now available...

Scientists aren't certain about why we shed tears when we are emotional, but we can look to responses that others have when they see someone's tears as a possible reason why we evolved to have them. Strong emotions, tears, and vulnerability are important parts of singing. In this episode we begin to look at the pros and cons of vulnerability for the singer/performer and for the audience. Lisa advi...

Is it possible that society's denial of singing is perhaps based in individual's fears around their own singing! It is easier to act like singing isn't important than to face the fears that most of us have around singing. In this episode I explore this possibility and ask for your help to sort it out. The article I sighted from the Mayo Clinic site is at https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyl...

Constanza Roeder , CEO and Founder of Hearts Need Art , came back for a second time to share the incredible value of singing for healing - physical, emotional, and mental healing. If you'd like to learn more about Constanza and her incredible back story, head over to Episode 41 - you'll love it!   We touch on the substantial amount of science that is being done in this field. You will undoubtedly...

During the menopausal transition, which can start ten years before menopause and last for several more years after, there will be times when hormones fluctuate substantially from day to day. The voice, unfortunately, can seem unreliable and unpredictable because of the hormone roller coaster. At certain phases of the hormonal journey, many women need empathy and skilled assistance. Millions of wom...

Jeanne Kelly feels so strongly about her favorite thing to say, "sing for life," that she founded the non-profit Encore Creativity for Older Adults. The main emphasis of the organization is choirs for 55+ year olds from 28 different states. Encore Choirs understand the benefits of singing for each person, and helps seniors sing, through non-auditioned ensembles. https://encorecreativity.org/ Enjoy...

Singers can't meet. We are in the middle of a pandemic of an airborne virus. But choirs are essential. So how can we keep singing. Keith "Doc" Hampton and Stephen O'Bent share their tips, encouragement, and enthusiasm for choirs. Dr. Keith Hampton http://drkeithhampton.com/ Artistic Director  Founder, Chicago Community Chorus www.chicagocommunitychorus.org Stephen O'Bent https://www.stephenobent.c...

Dr. Lynne Gackle is President of the American Choral Directors Association, author of the book Finding Ophelia's Voice, Opening Ophelia's Heart: Nurturing the Adolescent Female Voice: An Exploration of the Physiological, Psychological, and Musical Developments of Female Students , and Director of choral activities Baylor University. She has a big message to share with us. Science has proven the va...

According Lynn Helding in her book, The Musician's Mind, " One of the best techniques shown to sustain motivation and keep attention on track is goal-setting, the conscious act of listing one or several goals that one wishes to reach. On the surface, it can look like giving performances is the main goal of singers. I propose, however, that the performance is way down the list of goals for all sing...

In this episode of Every Sing podcast, Nancy discusses why we sing, the reason that singing is not the same as performing, who singers are, and asks the question, "Why don't we sing more." This episode launches the new podcast season. During this season Nancy will explore the connection of singing to big topics such as communication, health, and business. Look for all the episodes on your favorite...

Stephen and Shannon, a married couple living in Seattle, WA, make up Pepper Jill and Jack. But on top of that, they have the Give Back Brass Band, Shannon sings in two other groups, Stephen plays for other groups, teaches at DigiPen, and has independent students and a church choir.  This inspiring and talented choir deserves our support. Check them out on their websites, buy their first album, and...

Petra is a Vocal Coach, Singing Teacher, Life & Career Coach for Creatives in Glasgow, United Kingdom. she has special expertise in helping (performing) artists and creatives to overcome limiting beliefs and emotional blocks to perform better and without fear. She has helped hundreds of people to prepare for or sustain a singing career, find personal fulfilment through music and overcome limiting...

Dr. MATT SCHOLONEGER ES048 The purpose of Matt's study was to examine the use of dosimetry-derived tessituragrams and Voice Range Profiles (VRPs) in selecting appropriate voice repertoire for singing students. Matt's project for the Van Lawrence fellowship, funded by a grant from NATS and the Voice Foundation, was a study in Voice Dosemetry - that is, measuring and studying individual's voice rang...

Explore the world of Speech Language Pathology with Barbara Wilson Arboleda. Barbara is a highly respected speech therapist and singing teacher. She's also a performer. You can find her music on CD Baby under the name Morgan Duran. Barbara is an expert in teaching singing technique for contemporary commercial music (e.g., rock, pop, country, folk) Barbara is an SLP at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Vo...

The book Elements of Music: Melody, Rhythm, & Harmony , by Jason Martineau, is essentially a music theory book written with semi-poetic language and illustrated with wood carving prints. It is truly a work of art. The book is published by  Wooden Books . On their site, with a little searching, you can find the book and click through to see the pages with the gorgeous illustrations. If you'd like t...

Peter Jacobson joins host Nancy Bos to open your mind to possibilities about your body that can help you realize potential you might not of even been aware of through the Alexander Technique.   Peter is the Founder and Executive Director of Total Vocal Freedom. He is an AmSAT-certified Alexander Technique teacher, he is also a singer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, and teacher.   The goal at To...

A Thriving Independent Business is a path for a creative entrepreneur to reach their goals toward realizing their passion. Creatives must focus on a priority, a passion that causes "angry compassion" to drive them toward living their fullest life. That can't be done working for someone else. The key is an independent business. But don't loose sight of the goal - it can be all to easy to get lost a...

Working in Las Vegas is not all glamour. Hear the inside scoop about how to find work, and what the work will be like from two long-standing pros from Sin City. Karen Michaels, Vocal Power Studio,  Amanda Kaiser, Sing City Vocal Studio Karen Michaels, Vocal Power Studio Gig Masters for finding work anywhere.  Thumbtack for other bookings. While you are in your podcast app, scroll down to the ratin...

ES042 Orchestra Enhancement in the Pit w/ Prof David Smith  Professor of Music Technology Technologist and business owner Realtime Music Solutions RMS.biz And a musician, started as a vioilnist, then composer Dean, School of Professional Studies at NYC College of Technology David is inspiring right from the start, sharing how motivating his music teacher from his youth was and how it changed his l...

"Cancer does everything it can to steal, kill and destroy our joy. And we need more reasons to get out of our rooms and out of our isolation. We need more art and music. We need to remember the reasons why we are alive as much as we need the things that are keeping us alive." This is one of the big motivating factors that drives Constanza Roeder to bring art to oncology patients in hospitals. Alon...

What does it mean to be a creative? Are you a problem solving creative or a detail-focused artist? How does your preference effect your life, love, and career? This episode introduces the idea and gives you creative ways to work within your personality and skill set. In the episode Nancy mentioned Todd Henry , author of Herding Tigers and host of the Accidental Creative podcast. Use The Singer's P...