The Middle Voice Method the secret to great singing
Marjorie Searcy brings unique vocal experience to the field of vocal coaching. Marjorie is a graduate of Belmont University in Nashville where she studied commercial voice and music education. Having performed everything from classical to country, rock and jazz, her emphasis is on providing singers with the technique to effectually communicate the style they enjoy. Marjorie is a gifted instructor with the ability to help singers work through their breaks, gain control, flexibility and support. Marjorie’s method,The Middle Voice Method (MVM), will give you real manageable steps that will actually change and improve the way you sing. Marjorie has coached many students to award winning prominence. Her students include recording artists, professional songwriters and entertainers, and scholarship winners.
Hello, my name is Marjorie Searcy and I am a singer. I love to sing and really wanted to be a professional–not just a good singer, but a truly great vocal artist. I knew how to sing with the classical, “head voice” approach and I knew how to have a pretty cool sound singing popular songs that were down low (in my “chest voice”), but when I tried to sing a challenging pop song that had any higher notes in it, I would “flip” over to my head voice and sound like an opera singer trying to sing R and B. Not good.
I was afraid of that “break” in my voice and when I would approach it, I would wimp out and sound pitiful. Here I was with a college degree in music and still having the same problems I was having in high school. I didn’t think there was a different way to sing. I thought this was just the way I was made and there was not anything I could do about it.
Then I met a vocal “guru.” He showed me a different way. The light bulbs went off as I began to sing exercises that taught me to “blend” the low and high parts of my voice. A whole new world of singing opened up to me. Gradually as I learned to sing in this “Middle Part” of my voice, my confidence grew. I had a low voice, a high voice and a MIDDLE VOICE that bridged the two. That was the beginning of my journey to being the singer I always wanted to be.
Soon I began to see how to help other people with the same issues. I developed more exercises and techniques to compliment what I learned from the guru. As I started to teach other singers, my method worked! This method, THE MIDDLE VOICE METHOD, is what I have used to teach hundreds of singers. Now is it available for YOU to become the singer you want to be.
You get expert teaching on the Middle Voice Method–step by step instruction on how your voice works, what you need to do to tap into its potential and then two complete workouts targeting various parts of your voice. Think of your voice the way an athlete thinks of his or her muscles. They have to keep them in shape and build them up to accomplish what they want to do on the playing field. They don’t do just any exercises either. Their trainers know which exercises will benefit them the most and use those exercises to improve their game. Marjorie’s Middle Voice Method targets exercises that open up this middle part of the voice to create a seamless sound from top to bottom.
Here is an overview of the audio lessons; lessons that students of this method pay $100/hour or more to learn. You will grow as a singer like never before. Take a look at the thumbnail sketches of these great lessons.
The first lesson gives simple and valuable instruction on the breathing technique singers need to utilize. Often called belly breathing or diaphragmatic breathing, great breath support and control is essential to creating a powerful controlled singing voice.
Learn what your vocal registers are, how to connect your breaks and create a beautiful consistent tone through out all of your range. This lesson focuses on blending the registers and lengthening the vocal range.
Lesson 4 introduces the great range expanders – the lip roll and the tongue trill. These are awesome exercises for singing higher and lower than you ever have before.
Marjorie’s story of finally finding the connection between the head voice and chest voice registers. This lesson includes examples of head, chest and middle voice on the same note.
This is a simple straightforward approach to finding and taming the vibrato. Learning to control vibrato and use straight tone can really help a singer communicate a song effectively. Lesson 6 includes great exercises for vibrato and straight tone.
In addition to the foundational lessons in the Middle Voice Method, you will receive the The Top 10 Problems Singers Face and How to Solve Them. After years of expert instruction and gleaning from thousands of students’ experience, common problems emerged. The solutions to these 10 most common problems are taught in detail. Here’s what you will learn.
Clear and concise exercises are introduced as well as tips and examples to improve the voice and overcome the most common difficulties that singers encounter. This program is guaranteed to improve your range, tone and flexibility and to help you enjoy a life time of great singing.
Here is a great overview of the vocal registers before we tackle the 10 problems. Marjorie gives brief descriptions of the Head, Chest and Middle Voice.
Many singers struggle with having a weak tone and not a lot of power or volume. By connecting our singing voice to our speaking voce we can tap into a natural and strain-free full tone. Examples of how to connect speaking and singing voice. Sample practice exercise for a confident beautiful sound.
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