The Method

Mostly people say “I cannot sing”, as if it is a conclusive, simple fact about themselves that cannot change. Instead, I believe everyone can sing, its just that we haven’t been taught how to sing. I teach people how to free their natural voice. I want to share what I have learned about my own voice and my thoughts about this complex and mysterious area of human expression.

I notice that people feel they can’t or won’t sing for various reasons. One of the main reasons is some kind of trauma from the past, most likely in childhood when our values and identity were still being formed. An adult parent, teacher or caretaker could have reacted negatively when they heard us singing or playing with our voice. Societal beliefs like ‘girls should be quiet’ and ‘boys should be confident when speaking’ are ingrained in our collective psyches. The opinions of others regarding our voices, either positive or negative, determine how we perceive our voice, whether we like it or not.

In the process of growing up through our teenage years to adulthood, our bodies also started changing emotionally, physically and mentally. We began losing the carefree attitude of childhood and became more confused, frustrated, shy, angry, suppressed or depressed. As adults we feel easily ashamed and exposed. We usually don’t know who we are, what we should be, or how to show up in the world.