Your Free Voice

We've all been there ... you choke in an audition, you miss your cue or come in late, you give a presentation that just doesn't land right with your audience. In this episode I'm sharing my experiences with all of these moments of 'failure' and 'shame' and take you through the stages of releasing in the moment and moving on. 1. Stop and breathe, notice the stories running rampant and the sensation...

In this episode we dig into what 'tone deafness' really means and why someone might have told you that in the first place. We also dig into: • simple pitch matching • techniques for building pitch confidence • when 'pitch sliding' is a good thing • what is 'the spooky' interval and ask the questions: 1. Are you ready to let go of the pitchy story? 2. Do you have 1-3 minutes a day to build your pit...

Yep. That's a bit of a zinger of a question isn't it? And I bet when you read that, your brain started to provide all kinds of 'sensible' answers? In this episode we unpack some of the old stories and beliefs that might be holding you back from singing. We talk about: ➡️ lack of confidence and stage fright ➡️ lack of opportunity ➡️ not knowing how to choose a song ➡️ technical concerns or fear of...

"Your voice wants to heal itself, if you give it the space and the right tools to do that" In this episode we are going to take a look at cool downs, an often neglected, but totally essential part of your vocal health kit . We'll investigate: • Why cool downs are important. • A quick guide to how vocal straws work. • How to cool down with and without a straw. Here are the links to: FREE Five Minut...

In this episode we're digging into articulation and everybody's favorite, tongue twisters. I might be improvising an 'articulation song' to a Dean Martin tune and I'm definitely offering a prize of a pack of Tongue Twister Cards, made by the lovely Leo Wiggins as a prize for the best tongue twister shared on social media with me tagged and #yourfreevoice! If you're on Instagram I'm at https://www....

In this episode we'll dip into hydration (see what I did there?), release the tongue some more and add voice to breath with SOVT exercises.  With ALL of the suggestions in this podcast, only do what feels good to you!  Here's the link to the Free Five Minute Warm-Up video so you can see what I'm doing in all these and some previous exercises.  Find me at Instagram here and Facebook here   For a me...

Here it is, Warm-Ups Part Three. In this episode I talk about: ✅  the importance of posture ✅ how to do self-massage to release the face and neck ✅ which common gym class warm-up to avoid ✅ and I make you stick your tongue out a LOT! What larks! Grab the FREE 5 minute warm-up video here! Or visit the resources page of my website https://yourfreevoice.com/resources/ If you're loving this so far...

In this episode I'm going to refresh our basic understanding of breathing anatomy and isolate each of the main areas for breath with a few simple exercises.   If you're a singer or an actor, you're going to need more breath than someone who's not. There's a balance that we need to work on between how much breath is released so that the vocal folds can manage the airflow and produce vibrations to g...

If you are a singer, a voice actor, a podcaster, or a presenter, you are using your voice more than the average person. So it makes sense that you have to treat your voice a bit differently. You have to make sure that your instrument's in good shape, that you're warmed up & that you're stretched out. In this episode I'm going to take you on the beginning of the journey to warming up with my favori...

Hello, Welcome to episode one, of Your Free Voice! In this episode, we're going to consider the notion of what IS a FREE voice? It has all kinds of connotations from the metaphorical to the literal, and we can look at it in terms of the mechanics of the voice, and we can look at it in terms of how much we feel able to speak our truth. "Physical awareness and relaxation are the first steps in the w...

The trailer for Your Free Voice!  This is a podcast for professional voice users AND those who are in it for fun! Learn how to strengthen your instrument and release old stories that might be holding you back.  Julia Norton is a professional singer, actor and voice coach who has been teaching others how to have a free and connected relationship with their voices for over 20 years.