Sing Confidently, Live Creatively - Singing Tips for Musical Theatre Actors, Vocal Exercises, Vocal Technique, How to Sing Better

Hi Singers! Do you wish you could sing notes in the middle/higher part of your voice with more volume, power, and strength with out pushing or forcing the sound out? This is possible!   So let's talk about one way you can actually do this. The tool I'm talking about is called vowel modification, and I'm going to share how this works to help you sing in a belt that's technically a "mix", because it...

Hi Singers, let's warm up together! I didn't want to do an intense warm up with lots of vocal technique exercises. This warm up is more vibe-y and relaxing.   Take your time with it, pay attention to how your voice is doing, and be sure to take some deep breaths.   I hope you enjoy this! If so, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts!   WHAT NEXT? → Want more support? Join our free Instagram commu...

Today, I'm sharing a tip that is more like a strategy. This is something that when you implement it with intention, will help your journey towards building more confidence in your voice.   I also believe it will improve your vocal development as someone who's seen this help myself and my voice students. This tip will give you autonomy and a greater awareness of your voice as a singer and I'm so ex...

Ok so remember when you were a kid and LOVED going to theatre camp or being part of the school choir? There was excitement when you heard about auditions for solos in school choirs and when drama auditions came around. You searched for local dance classes and were looking up how-to jazz dance videos on YouTube to brush up on skills. Or was this just me? You were willing to do whatever you could ju...

Hi! Do you know what the different vocal registers are in the voice, what a "vocal register" is, and why this matters as you pursue singing as your creative passion, hobby, or career?   Get ready to learn more about YOUR voice as an instrument. You'll learn how your voice works in each register so that you can use your instrument with more authority.   Ultimately, I always want to encourage you to...

Someone saw the Great Gatsby on Broadway and wanted to share her thoughts!! These lessons are for YOU, the singer and performer who is ready to grow and build confidence. As you are choosing to be intentional about growing as a singer as an adult, the lessons I'm sharing today are essential to you building confidence. In this episode, I share two key lessons, attempt to share my thoughts cohesivel...

Hi Singers! Look, I know what it's like to feel like you don't have consistent or any vibrato even though you've been singing for a while - it wasn't until I got into my 20's that I realized I could work towards a more balanced voice in order to hear more natural vibrato.   So on a Facebook group live , I shared about that journey AND some tools to help you start developing vibrato as an adult, fe...

Do you wish deep down that you could be a professional-level performer but don't know where to start when it comes to training as a singer? Are you ready to get serious about pursuing the performing arts and singing? I completely feel you! It's hard to know where to start - but I'd love to share a simple, beginner-friendly step-by-step guide that you can use starting today to pursue professional l...

This one is for the girls who are want to warm up to sing but are on a time crunch - but also want to have fun while warming up! If you want to learn some somewhat (hopefully!) interesting warm up exercises that are also helping you build technique, listen in and sing along!   I'll admit some of these are a bit challenging....I myself had trouble with the head voice one to be honest since this was...

Hi Singer - guess what? As a singer, you are an ARTIST. You are CREATIVE. So don't neglect building who you are as a creative individual. Instead, build your artistry because that's what makes singing into art - otherwise, it's all technical, it's all mechanical.   Listen in to learn how to own your creativity, develop your artistry, and remain inspired so that you don't give up on your journey to...

Hi Singers! Ready to sing with ease in your chest voice when you're singing in auditions, performances, or just getting started again by singing in the car? Today, I want to share a crucial skill to start working on to help you develop a strong, clear, projected chest voice - and this works for all parts of your voice too. Be ready to take notes and take action. Listen in!   WHAT NEXT?   → Voice L...

Today I'm sharing the 3 ESSENTIAL aspects of a captivating performance in my opinion. These are things you can observe these in your favorite performances and incorporate into your own performances!! What do you think of these? Which one are you going to incorporate more of as you practice and sing this week? Come let me know HERE . Listen in!   WHAT NEXT?   → Voice Lesson Slots are open HERE ! (...

Hi Singer! Today, I want to share a super helpful tip - rooted in sustainable technique - to help you sing in your head voice so that you aren't straining or getting stuck on high notes. This tip is especially important when you're warming up and getting your voice going, because it builds your technique of increasing airflow as you sing higher!    So this is for you if you used to sing but you're...

Is it actually possible to be "sure" about your calling as an artist? How do you even know you are called? And what do you do when you feel pulled to start singing, acting, dancing, or performing as an adult but you aren't completely "sure" what to do next.   Let's talk about that today and I want you to ask yourself during this episode: will you keep waiting or will you start even if you aren't t...

Who wants to hit high notes with more ease and less tension? All of us I'd say, right? In that case, engaging in your head voice, or light register, or thin cords, is essential for us, especially as you are starting to sing again as your creative expression!  Today, I'm sharing a few key vocal exercises to help you transition to head voice and hit high notes by helping you with airflow, breath sup...

Do you keep thinking back to how you used to sing in choir, do theatre, sing in college, and have dreams of being a performing artist when you grew up?   Do you feel like adulthood has sucked the creativity out of your life and made it hard to feel confident in your creative passions like singing, theatre, and performing?    If you don't know what to do to start build that confidence again and sta...

Hi singers! Let's talk about the chest voice today! Get ready to sing follow along with a few exercises you can use to develop the lower register of your voice.   Even if you feel pretty comfortable in your chest voice, if you've ever experienced breathiness or just feel like your low notes are not super strong or projected, these exercises will help you build awareness of your forward resonance (...

Do you ask yourself if you CAN sing as an adult? You used to sing in musicals and choir and at home, but then you started college, started working, and life started. Singing fell away, along with other creative passions and now you wonder if it's possible for you to start singing again and actually sound good. If this is you, this episode is DEFINITELY for you. Get ready to take notes and take ACT...

Do you struggle with holding out long notes and don't understand "breath control", "breath support", or "breath management"? Do you wonder what those even mean or how to achieve good "breathing" as a singer? Today, I share the biggest myth around breathing for singers, and give you the actual steps you can take to start developing good breath support as a singer in simple ways.  We also practice a...

Singing and the performing arts are NOT inherently selfish. The fact that you love to sing and want to take time outside of your job and daily life to train as a singer is not selfish. The fact that you want to build a career in the performing arts is not selfish. Here's why! Also, listen in for a bit of a catch up and some announcements at the beginning of the episode. Let's chat!    WHAT NEXT?  ...

Do you want to be a better, more confident singer but you struggle to build consistency? Today, I'm sharing 3 things I've been doing to build consistency as a singer for a while now as well as what I help students with so that we can remind ourselves that we ARE singers because we sing regularly. Consistency is key to feeling more confident in what we can do as singers and performers and creatives...

Ever wonder how to warm up your voice every single day or what warm ups to start with? Today, you can sing along with several of my own warm ups that I do and that I lead students through to help warm up your entire range! Some of these exercises borderline "technque exercises" too, helping you both start to vocalize while also focusing on engaging different registers of the voice, establishing fo...

Are you ready to feel confident and free around hitting "high notes" (this is relative for us all, of course :). Get ready for 5 tips that I've used and that I help students through to feel more confident on notes that feel too high! These tips are beginner-friendly but also should be taken one step at a time! I hope this helps - let me know if you have questions at hello@creativelybyestelle.com!...

Do you struggle with fear around singing and becoming a better singer? Do you wish you could become a professional level singer but you're afraid to even start? Today, I want to give you three simple tools that will help you move past that fear, overcome it, and start building confidence as a singer, even if you're just starting! Listen in! Referenced: 112 // 5 Vocal Warm Ups in UNDER 5 MINUTES! F...

Learn how to sing with confidence at my free Sing Confidently Masterclass happening TOMORROW! Hi Singers! Do you only sing alone because you're scared to sing in public? Do you wish you could feel comfortable singing on stage or in front of people but don't know how? There are so many ways that stage fright can pop up for all of us singers, but in this episode I share to keys to starting to sing i...