Hey there fellow vocalists. I'm curious if anybody has experienced these in their journey. I also would like to know what it is that you did to face these fears. Some people experience stage fright. Legs locking up at the mic stand, the forgetting of lyrics, and some people outright shut down when presenting themselves in front of a crowd of people. Doesn't matter the size of the crowd. I've also heard about people who experience the same fear when sitting in front of a microphone in a studio. The idea of being put under a microscope is terrifying for some. Where they lose all sense of their technique, they can hear all the imperfections of their voice that makes them unique. Which causes them to sit at the studio for hours continuously nitpicking themselves. Which one do you struggle with? Do you have any advice that you could give to fresh new voices that struggle with the same thing?

Does screaming require more downward force from the core muscles than singing does? It would seem to me it does. If so, maybe the type of breath control used needs to be adjusted to suit the style of vocalizing. Extreme deathcore growls require you to drop your voice box and widen your throat as you bring a massive amount of supraglottic tissue (the false vocal cords) into the airflow. To shake that heavy tissue and create low-frequency distortion, your body demands a high-volume, high-pressure burst of air from the bottom. That's typically achieved with a strong downward push from the abdominal muscles. Is appoggio style breath control capable of bringing abut the same result? I seem to recall seeing video where you said that a yoga teacher told you that she didn't want to use this type of downward push into the pelvic floor. Why did she not want to do that style of breath support? What danger did she perceive would arise from doing it? I don't recall that being explained. I'd very interested in seeing you expound on that a bit. The appoggio style intrigues me, but I wonder if, without that strong downward core push, maybe appoggio is more suited to singing with grit rather than screaming. It's my understanding that when singing with grit, the amount of supraglottic structure engagement is relatively minimal compared to when screaming. Since that huge amount of supraglottic tissue isn't being brought into the airflow and being vibrated by it to where it creates that scream or growl, it seems to me that the forces of breath needed for singing and screaming are distinctly different.

Who are you seeing in concert? What project are you currently working on? What do you want to see happen here? HELP ME LIVE VICARIOUSLY THROUGH YOU! HAHA! I'm just kidding...mostly. While August brings a lot of transitions for me, the main transition I'm excited about is moving from months of court stuff to finally having more time for music and community. I've had so many things I want to do here, but increasingly less time to do them until now. While I it won't all be ready in August, I will be starting the setup of my new course versions, memberships, and a new vocal program, using this community as the hub. With that also comes ramping up content like I've been wanting to do for months. But there's something particular about my ADHD brain that I want to keep in mind. Often, if I tell you all the details, my brain marks it as done already. So, I'm really only going to say that I'm excited about what's coming, and would love to hear more about... What would YOU like to see here? I'm also producing an alt. rock artist while planning out my own music for this Fall. Being in the hard rock genre with a southern gothic soul, I've been thinking about collaborations as I build. I have a connection with Lzzy Hale, but I'm nowhere near where I need to be yet to bring her on. Taylor Momsen and Dorothy Martin also are on my list for the future. But I'm looking smaller, like Jared Benjamin, Lø Spirit, or others on the rise in social media. Is there anyone you would recommend?