by Molly Mahoney | Feb 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Have you ever heard a singer that makes you feel a little tense? Maybe there is something that you can't quiet put your finger on… but you know you are just a little on edge while you listen to them? It could be that they aren't singing through their diphthongs...
by Molly Mahoney | Jan 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
You may remember this earlier post about the term Passaggio. Well – this is such a hot topic in my voice lessons, I thought I'd bring it back. The Passaggio or Vocal Break is something that causes grief for singers of all ages. You might not even realize that...
by Molly Mahoney | Jan 14, 2014 | Musical Theatre
This week's term is one of my favorites! Here's the wikipedia definition. GLOTTAL STOP – The glottal stop is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages, produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract or, more precisely, the glottis. The symbol...
by Molly Mahoney | Dec 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
While working with a student on a callback for the part of Georgia in the musical Curtains. We came across the word Ingénue and she had no idea what it meant. I thought, wow that's actually a word that is referred to in the world of musical theatre all the time, but...
by Molly Mahoney | Nov 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
When first learning how to read music, it can be hard to remember the difference between a whole rest and a half rest. Here's how I help my students to tell them apart.
