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The Intelligent Vocalist with John Henny

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Now displaying: August, 2022
Aug 30, 2022

In this episode, John talks with top professional session singer Suzanne Waters about how she is able to balance contemporary and classical vocal styles of session work.

Episode Highlights: 

  • Suzanne talks about how she got her start in the music business
  • The importance of paying your dues
  • Warming up to get into "the zone" for a specific genre 
  • Each genre of singing has its challenges

To learn more about Suzanne Waters, visit:

suzannewaters.com 

To learn more about John Henny, his best-selling books, courses, John's Singing School, and the Contemporary Voice Teacher Academy, visit:

johnhenny.com

Aug 23, 2022

In this episode, John talks about managing your time and the choices you will have to make regarding your singing career to be able to reach your goals efficiently.

Episode Highlights: 

  • Time is finite
  • We need to make choices in our singing careers, and all of the options can be overwhelming
  • Cross-over success - is it possible?
  • Reality and fantasy and how to let go of certain things to start being efficient and clear about your goals

To learn more about John Henny, his best-selling books, courses, John's Singing School, and the Contemporary Voice Teacher Academy, visit:

johnhenny.com

Aug 16, 2022

In this episode, John talks about vocal tip trends in social media and the risks of using these tips without foundation in vocal technique fundamentals. 

Episode Highlights: 

  • Navigating vocal tips on social media
  • The shout mechanism and the risk of "over-muscling" in a higher pitch
  • Resonances explained
  • Vowel modification and vowel tuning and the difference between the two

To learn more about John Henny, his best-selling books, courses, John's Singing School, and the Contemporary Voice Teacher Academy, visit:

johnhenny.com

Aug 9, 2022

In this episode, John talks with arranger, vocal percussionist, and author Rob Dietz about his latest book, "A Cappella 101," and how vocal techniques and an understanding of how your voice works will help singers develop their voices.

Episode Highlights:

  • Rob talks about his experience and how it inspired his latest book
  • Vocal drumming explained
  • How understanding formants and vowels will help you create contrast in textures and tone
  • The importance of groove, feel, and articulation       

To learn more about Rob Dietz, visit:

robdietzmusic.com

To learn more about John Henny, his best-selling books, courses, John’s Singing School, and the Contemporary Voice Teacher Academy, visit:

johnhenny.com

Aug 2, 2022

In this episode, John talks about how trying to keep up with the information coming at us in a continually speeding up world can be overwhelming and distract us from truly connecting with our voices and creativity.

Episode Highlights: 

  • We are in a modern world where it is constantly speeding up, and the rate at which we are navigating all of this fast information affects us all 
  • Slowness nurtures attention, and how speed shatters it
  • How slowing down while you practice your singing can bring together mind-body awareness 
  • Distractions are everywhere, and how to get clarity and focus in your vocal study and open up creativity

To learn more about John Henny, his best-selling books, courses, John’s Singing School, and the Contemporary Voice Teacher Academy, visit:

johnhenny.com

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