Archives for April 2011

Kat Keesling has been on fire the last few weeks, with great stuff about e-learning for kids, working your own back yard, and now this: the bane of every voice actor’s existence, mouth noise.

Casting director Laurie Records (@laurierecords) writes this great post about placing blame for a bad read. That is, don’t do it. At least not in the room aloud. Go check it out, and make sure you are not falling into any of these habits.

Sirenetta Leoni, a fellow Scoop.it user and voice talent, found this absolutely spot on article speaking to every performer’s greatest enemy; self sabotage. There are more than enough ways to be told “you can’t do it.” Your biggest job is often to mitigate these messages with positive believe that, in fact, hell YEAH you can. Thanks to Sirenetta for finding this, and to Wendy Braun from my homeland of Chicago for putting up this very important message for any performer. Go. Read. And get your head up!
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There is no doubt that tenseness in the body, wheter in the fac, head or neck, or in the torso, has an effect on the voice. Singers know this, and other people who depend on their voice for their living should too. Dr. Ann Utterback writes about the effect tenseness hass on teh voice, and how to avoid, or at least minimize, those effects.

Two in a weekend! Karen Commins with a good piece on agents: how to get one, what to look out for, and…why and when you shouldn’t worry about it so much.
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Kat Keesling (@KatsVoice) answers the question “What kind of voice is best for children to learn from, ages 2-5?”{ She has researched this particular subject, and has a great post regarding the answer. Well worth your time to read, especially if you are interested in e-learning for the very young.
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