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TALENT (is it really overrated?) If you mistakenly imagine that natural aptitude is a prerequisite for singing (or anything else), you miss out on not only the pleasure of singing, but also the beautiful lessons and achievements that will enable you to sing the way you long to. youtu.be/tuIIzJVosNI

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VALUE (new blog post) The pressure to earn good grades almost destroyed my love of learning. The widespread imperative to value external validation over internal satisfaction can do lasting harm to us all. Please subscribe: blog.liberatedvoice.studio/value/

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Ethics are so the privileged classes can judge the poors

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I suspect he understands it well enough. His job is to advise Trump about what he can get away with in spite of the constitution—what he can unilaterally do, without the cowards in Congress stopping him.

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1. After the Skrmetti decision, the New York Times has published 6 articles dancing on the graves of trans youth and spreading disinformation on care. It was cited 7 times in the ruling. Read my latest on what will be a black stain on the NYT for a generation. Subscribe to support my journalism.

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Happy Juneteenth.

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"She says things that are inflammatory, contemptuous and mocking. They add to a terribly distressing time for trans people."

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What is tongue tension? If you are dealing with some tongue tension that is messing with your singing or speaking voice, the first step in alleviating that tension is understanding how it was created in the first place. youtube.com/shorts/KLgY8...

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TALENT new blog post We proclaim that talent is overrated, but we're still in love with discovering talent. If you don't demonstrate a special aptitude for something you enjoy doing, you're at risk for internalizing the myth that there's no point in training them. blog.liberatedvoice.studio/talent/

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DEXTERITY It might seem as though the fine motor control required for button-mashing and stick-moving has nothing to do with the complex coordination required for singing in meat space, but hear me out! youtu.be/nYUGqua0ZOI

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What troubles me about the proliferation of memes like this is that it means those who prefer democracy to fascism are missing the point. America voted for Project 2025. No one tricked us. The GOP won the election because of Project 2025. A majority of us either want fascism, or don't mind it.

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DEXTERITY (new blog post) When you want to improve your coordination, remember you’re not bringing a blank slate to the process. Some of the coordination you've already habituated is likely to be at cross purposes with the new coordination you wish to develop. blog.liberatedvoice.studio/dexterity/

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The failure of our comparatively non-fascist elected officials to acknowledge that these problems have NO electoral solution basically amounts to complicity

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RANGE Singing is a process of musical expression that is facilitated by internal physical movements. If you want to expand your vocal range, the key is expanding range of motion for the components of your vocal anatomy. youtu.be/InPa3JbXgr4

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Does your voice feel freer at some times than it does at others? The technical term for that is Flow Phonation. youtube.com/shorts/AdqoZ...

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Hierarchical communities that worship a made-up sky god (usually a white male European-coded sky god) will always be plagued with the potential for structural bigotry. However much good they do, there is inherent discrimination of those outside the community, as well as often an inherent misogyny.

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RANGE Singing is an expressive process facilitated by internal physical movements. As a voice teacher, part of my job is to help singers condition their vocal anatomy, which includes improving range of motion, continuity of movement, and continuity of sensation. blog.liberatedvoice.studio/range/

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So, that $ would come from our tax dollars… All those MAGAs who don't want to contribute to health insurance policies that cover other people's reproductive care/maternity leave, other people's gender confirmation care, etc. They won't want to contribute $1K for other people's babies.

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The best day of the week is farmers market day

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How to Increase Your Lung Capacity If you want to be able to take the deep, well-coordinated breaths you need to support your singing, it really helps to promote full range of motion for your abdomen and ribcage—the anatomy that does the breathing. Here's how. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pl2...

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CATHARSIS Singing is a fully embodied musical experience. In retrospect, my difficulty learning to sing came from an inability to feel a functional connection between different parts of my body. blog.liberatedvoice.studio/catharsis/

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Did you know that pounding the crap out of a mattress with a tennis racquet can make you a better singer? Here's the story of how Bioenergetic Therapy helped me discover my singing voice, and inspired me to develop more compassionate means for helping others to discover theirs. youtu.be/mlNiW6oUUpc

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Watch my Articulation Playlist on YouTube! Learn about coordinating your tongue, jaw, lips and soft palate, while helping me satisfy the hungry YouTube deities who will kick me off their Partner Program, unless I swiftly raise my views to pre-cancer levels. TYA! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Pope Boom Chicka Wah Wah (the first, of course)

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SMASH This week's blog post tells the story of how thrashing around on a mattress in my underwear led me to become fascinated with the connections between fitness and singing! blog.liberatedvoice.studio/smash/

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Today’s featured video covers Flow Phonation and SOVT exercises. If you want to develop a more continuous and consistent legato, this one's for you! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjXB...

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"You’re not alone. There are many other people who are like you, feeling afraid from the direction that politics is going in this country. In every situation of darkness, there is always light" - Mohsen Mahdawi on Vt Conversation @vtdigger.bsky.social vtdigger.org/2025/05/14/v...

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I was in prison, but I was not imprisoned. I refuse to be silenced" - Mohsen Madawi, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social student freed after 2 weeks in Trump's immigration gulag speaks on Vermont Conversation @vtdigger.bsky.social vtdigger.org/2025/05/14/v...

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Today's selection to boost YouTube viewership and avoid getting yeeted from their Partner Program for failing to crank out content during my Year of Cancer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=66Oa... If you'd like some support for learning or teaching how to trill better, this eight-minute video is for you.

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Salt Lake City has some new official flags! The Utah state legislature recently prohibited the display of most flags. The list of the only flags still allowed includes the flags of local cities. So the city of Salt Lake created some new official flags. Malicious compliance ftw!

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This was SB99 from 2023. I spoke against this bill on 3 different occasions on the house floor, including the "blood on your hands" speech. I am glad this bill has been permanently defeated. And that Montana's constitution continues to protect trans people from government overreach and animus.

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This seems like a useful move @schumer.senate.gov except there are no acceptable answers to those questions. Waiting to see you justify finding the answers somehow acceptable anyway. Or write a strongly worded letter about it. Sit down Chuck. Make room for real leadership, for NY and for the US.

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If you feel uncomfortable pressure in your throat while singing, you are probably generating the degree of breath pressure required to override some manner of supraglottal resistance, not supplying the degree of breath pressure required for healthy phonation. blog.liberatedvoice.studio/breath/

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“Well, you see, it’s because they’re white.” …at least they stopped pretending not to be racist fucks.

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For singers and voice teachers, breath management, aka breath support, would seem to be one of the great mysteries of the universe. This week's blog post breaks down why that is the case, and why interoception is the key to solving the mystery. blog.liberatedvoice.studio/breath/

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