Did you know that when you correct your posture and stand or sit up tall, especially when elongating the neck area, that after about 2min your body drops the cortisol levels by up to 60% and increases the testosterone levels by up to 60%! Isn’t that incredible!? I highly suggest researching why they call testosterone the “Success Hormone”! BUT! It’s also the other way around. You have to know, the body follows the mind and the other way around. Meaning, when you are in any shape or form insecure or feel fear of an audience, your body will automatically go into protective posture, meaning your shoulders and upper body will start to curve and round and form a hump in order to protect the heart and other organs, which will drive the testosterone down and the cortisol up, and therefore start a vicious cycle that get’s you even more and more stressed. That’s why, as a tiny but powerful stage hack, I highly recommend immediately correcting your posture once you feel stressed (I will share a video with exact instructions soon), in order to drive your testosterone up, to make you feel instantly and literally taller and stronger. Now, in order to not only see how it changes how you feel, but also how the heightened testosterone makes you more attractive to other people ,I highly suggest a small homework for you: Next time you’re in a social environment, correct your posture and observe! Not only how you feel, but also how people start behaving differently towards you! I love the reports of my students who tell me they got more tips at the job, random numbers handed by others and overall positive reactions from the outside. That’s why, correcting your posture is not only super important for the technical aspect of your overall vocal performance (cause as you know your vocal apparatus won’t work properly when it’s all bent and restricted), but also to enhance your stage presence. To this topic I recommend watching this old but gold Ted Talk about Power Posing! It’ll tell you all you need to know.

Guess what guys! ☺️ Already 18 free tutorials have been recorded for the new dedicated D' Singing Technique YouTube channel that will launch very soon. The videos are currently in the editing process and I can't wait to share them with ya'll... Happy vocalizing and much love to everyone. 💜

Sometimes in class, especially on days where students are under the weather or super tired, we do Vocal Analysis. Meaning, the student will observe whether the vocalist in the video hast good or bad technique (yes even some famous people have bad technique), how strong their stage presence & emotional implementation is, which breathing technique they use, if they are in service of the audience or themselves etc. and lastly what their takeaway is from observing. And since MJ is on everyone's lips at the moment, it's the perfect occasion to share one of my favorite videos from my vocal-analysis-list, because he was the perfect example for the following aspects: 1. Dropping of the jaw! - It is evident that this man has practiced projection, vowel placement, dropping the jaw and overall use of his oral cavity, so much to perfection, that his TMJ and jaw muscles are visibly stretched! He has what I call the Nut-Cracker-Jaw! A hallmark that all highly trained singers have. 2. Vocal Apparatus Positioning and Vocal Closure! - Right in the first sentence you can see a beautiful combination of different Vocal Apparatus Positioning plus a combination of different degrees of vocal closure: On the words: "A willow deeply" we have Concave Vocal Apparatus Positioning with Full Vocal Closure, and on the word: "scarred" we have Natural almost Convex-leaning Vocal Apparatus Positioning with a bit of Falsetto=Breathiness! .... He continues that throughout the whole verse, followed by Concave Vocal Apparatus Positioning with Light Distortion on "Cause they got no place to be" and then moving to Convex Vocal Apparatus Positioning with Strong Distortion on "that's why I'm starting with me" !!! Well dang! Try pulling that off in every single sentence in only 40 seconds! 😅 UNBELIEVABLE ain't it!? And there are so many more masterful things going on in this performance, but some of the main takeaways I hope you'll remember are the following: Besides the fact that tons of practice can unlock this level of greatness, there is another common challenge that most of my students face, which is that we often don't realize how much the fear of being judged actually constricts our body movements. When you think your mouth is far opened, you are most likely still only at about 20% of how much professional singers actually open their mouths. And we are just talking about the mouth and not the full body. And Michael is an excellent example of this. I highly suggest watching this at least 3 times.

This is a friendly reminder that your Vocal Apparatus Positionings require different breathing techniques: Concave Vocal Apparatus Positioning (Operatic or Belting) --> Belly Breathing Natural & Convex Vocal Apparatus Positioning --> Flank Breathing Not only can you find the complete insights about all the breathing techniques and vocal apparatus positionings in our 3.5h Vocal Mastery Course on here, but since all the videos that I made about these topics are pretty old by now and on my DissiNotRA YouTube Channel that has transformed into a reaction channel, I am happy to announce that I am in the process of recording mini tutorials on a whole new dedicated YouTube Channel where all of the above will be covered in short versions as well. Much love to everyone and stay vocally healthy! 💜

ALWAYS REMEMBER: - Singing is an Athletic Sport! - Warmup & Cleansing of the Vocal Cords go hand in hand! Meaning, If no phlegm is loosening and moving while warming up, something can't be right. HERE ARE 5 FACTORS TO ALWAYS CHECK BEFORE JUDGING OR PANICKING! - Not warmed up? = Diaphragm, agility & control, and range won't activate. - NO JUDGING or PANICKING! You wouldn't expect a gymnast to perform without warming up. - Just woke up? = Higher chest range will feel hard to reach! - NO JUDGING or PANICKING! Either you give it about 2 hours, or you just accept that Warmup & Cleansing take a bit longer than usual. - Slept only a couple of hours? = Higher chest & head range, and overall performance feels super exhausting! - NO JUDGING or PANICKING! Warmup & Cleansing just take a bit longer than usual. - Just ate? Especially dairy, chocolate, spicy? = A bunch of phlegm will hang on your vocal cords. - NO JUDGING or PANICKING! Either you give it about 2 hours, or you just accept that Warmup & Cleansing take a bit longer than usual. Cleansing the vocal cords is a practicable skill that every vocalist should have in their tool box. - Sick? Flu, acid reflux, lingering cough? - NO JUDGING or PANICKING! Warmup & Cleansing just take longer than usual. Therapeutic exercises have to be applied. Another essential that every vocalist should have in their arsenal! Attached you will hear a Whatsapp voice message that I left my friend (in German), cancelling the birthday plans, cause well... as you can hear, the flu hit my vocals really hard over night! 😅 BUT GUESS WHAT! I sang at full capacity the same afternoon. And you know why? Because I know what and how to do it. 😏 ... Warmup & Cleansing took me a staggering 45min tho! But zero panic! 👩🏻‍🏫 Much love to everyone and never forget, the world needs your talent, otherwise you wouldn't have it ! 💜