Introduction: Hidden History. "In the beginning was the Word". "And the Word became Flesh". So much depth in these two ancient statements. Was the Word in the beginning of the world as we know it? or was it in a different reality? Words take away the energy and the meaning of conceptual ideas and feelings,… Continue reading Songwriting & Health
Tag: Emotions
Learning & Control
When I started doing exercise I must have been around 6 or 7 years old, imitating an aerobics instructor who was on Spanish TV in the 80s, Eva Nasarre, every morning religiously before going to school. I just loved her gym tights and colourful leg warmers😍. My liking for aerobics, singing and dance also prompted… Continue reading Learning & Control
Singing & Lower Back Pain
In the last few months I've been experiencing some intense outbreaks of lower back pain. The truth is that I've been overdoing it, overloading with weight training on my barbell squats, not stretching my hamstrings enough (one day we'll talk about how tight hamstrings compromise the posture of your squat), and as a result my… Continue reading Singing & Lower Back Pain
Singers’ Gut Health
“All diseases begin in the gut.” – Hippocrates Fair enough. But the most surprising thing of all is that this wasn't fully researched until 2006 (are you kiddin' me!? - I get so frustrated 😦 ), when O'Hara and Shanahan recognised the gut bacteria as a living organ and said it was responsible for all… Continue reading Singers’ Gut Health
Singing and Hormones
I was just talking to my drummer friend Roberto after finishing one of our weekly gigs at Sarastro in Covent Garden, about the sheer happiness and incomparable high we feel while performing. And it's true, there's absolutely nothing in this world that can compare to the adrenaline rush, the feeling of completion and everlasting power,… Continue reading Singing and Hormones
Singers: The Emotional Factor
There are people who learn how to sing (i.e. they learn the technique) but aren't singers. And then there are people who don't know the technique of singing but are great singers. Am I saying that a singer is born? hmm... YES! 😀 - blunt me! (even if sometimes they don't know it… Continue reading Singers: The Emotional Factor
Singers: The Cardio Factor
The random days that I feel in 'low singing form' because I haven't had the time to warm up my voice, I so often find myself starting the gig with a few glitches and unwanted (involuntary, uncontrollable) sounds that disappear gradually as my core muscles warm up during the gig. This means that 15-20 minutes… Continue reading Singers: The Cardio Factor
