Understanding the Art and Technique of Singing

In this episode, I speak with one of North America’s premier vocal coaches, Spencer Welch. 

Well known for breaking down complex vocal concepts into easy-to-understand explanations and tips, Spencer is often hired to prepare recording artists and actors for studio, concert, theatre and film work. 

He is a teacher of teachers, training and certifying singing instructors world-wide.

He’s also my long time voice teacher and for over two decades, has been one of my vocal mentors - equipping me, along with many of my voice colleagues,  with the tools and a much better understanding of how to teach the art of contemporary singing.

This episode covers: 

-Spencer’s journey as a life long musician, boy band singer and university student.

-His quest for “the middle” 

-Why exactly does our voice 'break'?

-The two different kinds of singers

-Is there really such thing as “mix voice” or “the middle”?

-Do high voice singers and low voice singers have the same issues?

-What are the most common challenges for singers today?  Keys keep getting higher...

-What a vocal coach can help with

-What does working with an injured singer look like?

-How to stop bad habits as a singer

-What does it mean to be “classically trained” and is that still a thing?

-Vibrato in the voice

-How to get more confident as a singer

-Can we really ever sound like Freddy Mercury?

-Mindset and accepting our voices

-Why the term Vocal Athlete may be misunderstood

-Why do we make funny sounds in training?

-How long do we need to practice to make progress? It’s not as long as you think!

-The realities of training for auditions or performances

-The secret to true artistic expression as a singer

You can find out more about Spencer Welch here: 

Instagram: @spencerwelchstudio

Website: https://www.spencerwelch.com/