Q & A: TEACHING METHOD

October 18, 2021 in q&a, guitar and piano, music lessons, singing and vocal, sound workshops

Hi Jacinta,

What can I expect in a lesson?

Q & A: TEACHING STYLE

August 24, 2021 in q&a, guitar and piano, music lessons, singing and vocal, sound workshops

Hi Jacinta,

What is your teaching style? What does holistic mean?

TONGUE AWARENESS, PART 2

June 29, 2021 in singing and vocal, breath workshops

This month’s blog post is a continuation of May’s blog about Tongue Awareness. If you have not read and tried out the exercises in Part 1, I suggest you read the blog and try the exercises before reading Tongue Awareness, Part 2.

TONGUE AWARENESS, PART 1

May 24, 2021 in singing and vocal, breath workshops

One of the most essential yet forgotten parts of the vocal instrument is the tongue!

THE JAW, PART 2

March 27, 2021 in singing and vocal, breath workshops

This month’s blog post is a continuation of February’s blog about The Jaw. If you have not read and tried out the exercises in Part 1, I suggest you read the blog and try the exercises before reading The Jaw, Part 2.

THE JAW, PART 1

February 27, 2021 in singing and vocal, breath workshops

The Jaw

How often do we think about exercising or releasing the jaw and the surrounding ligaments and muscles?

THE BREATH: AN OCEAN OF LOVE

November 28, 2020 in breath workshops, sound workshops

An ocean of love is all around us and in us!

Q & A: BREATHING

April 08, 2019 in breath workshops, q&a

Question:

I’ve enjoyed practising breathing with my tummy, and a question came up! Do you only breathe like this when singing, or has it become integrated into your life?

I’m noticing that after I practice my body doesn’t know when to stop breathing like this. When I’m doing other things, I feel a funny little flip into diaphragm breathing.

INTRODUCING: BREATH OF LIFE WORKSHOP

February 02, 2019 in breath workshops

While sitting in meditation at a Vipassana retreat in India in 2014, I had a profound experience. For the first time in my life, I felt my breath breathing my body without any direction from my mind. This sensation was new to me; I realised how much I had been controlling my breath and trying to control my life.

Sep 28, 2024

TERM 4 LESSON UPDATE

In silent presence, I see, hear and receive clearly. It’s a known being I trust, an endless ocean, vast, cool and nourishing.

Aug 31, 2024

STRAW PHONATION AND VOCAL EXERCISES

Straw exercises are a SOVT - Semi Occluded Vocal Tract exercise. This means that you are partially blocking the vocal tract when singing or speaking. Humming and exercises with your tongue out are also doing the same.

May 28, 2024

MELBOURNE WILD VOICE WORKSHOP RESCHEDULED FOR NEW DATE

The Melbourne Wild Voice 2-day workshop was postponed in April due to unforeseen circumstances. We have rescheduled it for July.

Apr 28, 2024

TERM 2 LESSON UPDATE

Don’t be afraid to face what scares you. Create practices that will anchor you in your body and life. So that when life’s challenges test you, you know how to fall into the arms of silent grace and hear the wisdom whispering inside your body and all around you.