PROJECT THE VOICE AND GET CONFIDENCE WITH THE RIGHT VOCAL TECHNIQUE

I am the only singing teacher, who specializes in vocal training using the Speech Level Singing Technique in Bristol. It is based on the nature of healthy speech, natural voice projection and freedom of the whole body. Learning how to sing properly allows singers of all styles of music to perform well, without fatigue or damage to the voice.

I cannot necessarily make you sing like Sting, Rihanna, Pavarotti, Houston, Dickinson, Gillan or whoever, but I can show you techniques which will improve your performance and perhaps give you the confidence to feel you do sing better than some of those.

There are no differences in the basics of voice techniques from one genre to another. Because  some singers lack the knowledge of the basics at the start they develop bad habits. Every single singer has some bad habits in their technique but often we love their voice just because of those habits . So much so we can not imagine some artists singing without them.

The technique makes singing as natural and easy as speaking. We habitually 'set up' our throat for a 'singing position' or 'singing voice', what is a big  mistake. The voice is a complex and precise mechanism which has a built-in ability to operate in a natural and effective way. The trouble most people have is a layer of habits, built up over years, which inhibit the easy functioning of the voice. Any position or shape of your larynx which is different from your natural speech position, logically changes the quality of the timbre into something undesirable. But they should know that the most beautiful voice is a natural one.

I take a quite different approach. The tools I use are very specific and affect the function of the muscles of the vocal tract at the basic neuro-muscular level. We will be working on your voice, regardless of your experience, gender, age or genre of music. Sure, as a good singing teacher, I will address some performance issues, but will be mainly concerned to improve your vocal function.

Good singing is NOT a style, genre or a sound, a limitation or a loss of individuality. Good singing is a large vocal range, compassing around 3 octaves (excl. falsetto) of clear sound with no gaps, breaks or changes of quality. It also is the ability to sing from very quiet to very loud at any point in the range, with vibrato as desired. Good singing is healthy and easily produced allowing the singer to undertake extended rehearsal and performance without strain.

HELP WITH AN EXPRESSION

While a right singing technique works for all styles or genres, they may require a different approach on the expression each of them. I do have experience with couple genres, as hard rock, folk, medieval and classical, which I can help you with. We really should not copy anybody but there still is a lot what we can do on a particular song together.

HELP WITH OUT OF PITCH SINGING

You may have been told that you are tone deaf, that you can never sing because you are out of tone when you try. Give me a chance to prove them wrong. If you are healthy and have a little bit of will, there is no reason why you should not be singing.

There are those, who are afraid to sing, who think that they should stop singing because others tell them that they have no voice or their singing is out of tune. Some people ignore this humiliation because singing is in their blood or they simply love to express themselves by singing. I can imagine how these people feel as most of us sometimes do not hit the right note.

I will not make you read music nor teach you theory if you are not interested in these. Instead we will concentrate on training your musical hearing, so that you are able to pick up a harmony and loose your fear of singing.

Being an active singer myself, I am aware of most people’s desire to sing. I know the urge to sing a beautiful melody, to be carried away by an enchanting harmony and to succumb to a striking rhythm. Nobody or nothing should stop us when we feel like singing. There is little sense in resisting what should not be resisted and there is no sense in staying at home when everybody else is out there singing. Singing is like medicine and brings with it a beautiful experience.

HELP WITH SINGING OR SPEAKING DIFFICULTY

I also help people who have been told they cannot sing. This could be because of hoarseness, a crackly or unpleasant voice or even pain when singing. Believe me this is very easy to help you with.

The right technique for singing or speech is very close to voice therapy. I work therapeutically to solve voice problems. I help people who are suffering hoarseness, pain, tiredness or loss of voice as symptoms of so called voice disorders. A voice is termed "disordered" when the quality is altered in such a way that it is thought to be abnormal to the listener. The vast majority of voice disorders are caused by bad conducting from your brain. If we catch it in time, it is not difficult to bring you back to normal. However people underestimate this, they ignore the symptoms until they turn into serious problems, such as pain and loss of  the voice. You don't have to reach this stage at all. Together we can avoid your problems before they  interfere with  your life and work.

Please see also:

BRISTOL VOICE TRAINING

as my work is not only about singing and music

Call  Pavel on  077 38 26 20 85  or  email  voicecoach[at]hotmail.com