Finding Authenticity

Aimee shares how helping a student use vocal fry and breathiness contributed to getting the student to sound more authentic. 

Sam shares ideas on using natural sounds, even UGLY ones, to help students discover sounds that work for them. 

The importance of teaching students to listen objectively to the sounds they make and label them without judging. 

Awesome funny/ugly faces that students make. Sam and Aimee try to copy!

Helping students use anxiety to tap into their character and feel real emotion. 

Chip and Joanna Gaines inspired Aimee to strip away the “stuff” covering the voice, and restore the natural beauty just like the couple does with houses on “Fixer Upper.” 

Why sounding just like Rhianna or Justin Timberlake or Pavoratti is pointless. 

Loving your own voice for what it is. Teach your students to do the same. 

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Find more about Sam Johnson at: www.vocalease.net and Aimee Geddes at www.breakthrough-studios.com Find the International Voice Teachers of Mix at: www.ivtom.org

Intro and outro theme song:  No Qualms. https://asharicrecords.com/studio and Maz Mazak www.mazmazak.com 

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