Singing Tips

Vocal coach Charmaine Brown shares tips and strategies to get the most out of your voice.

How Do I Know if I’m Singing in Mix Voice? (Advanced Lesson)

In a live Q&A community call, a Worship Vocalist member who has been training with the course lessons asked for help to know whether she is singing in a mix. Watch as vocal coach Charmaine Brown gives her feedback and tips for what to listen in her voice. If you’ve been training your voice with mix voice techniques and are wondering whether you’re singing in a mix, this lesson may have keys to help you assess!

Reduce Vocal Fatigue by Singing in a Mix in Your Low Range (Advanced Lesson)

In a live Q&A community call, a Worship Vocalist member asked for help singing lower notes without his voice getting tired. Watch as vocal coach Charmaine Brown helps him extend his mix voice lower in his range to lighten the load on his vocal muscles—resulting in greater freedom and less fatigue! If you’ve been working on your mix voice for a year or more and have seen progress, but you’re still experiencing vocal fatigue, this lesson may have keys to unlock new freedom in your voice!

How to Practice Worship Songs

In this lesson, vocal coach Charmaine Brown explores song strategies and tools to help make your practice times more efficient and preserve your voice for your worship services. Watch and sing along as she takes you through a set of vocal warmups and a mini song workout!

How to Go from Loud to Soft Without Your Voice Breaking

In this lesson, Charmaine Brown talks about why the voice sometimes cracks when making a dynamic shift in a song (i.e. changing from loud to soft) and shares strategies for how to build more stability in your voice for these moments.

How to Shape Your Mouth for Greater Vocal Stability

Watch as Worship Vocalist Certified Coach Cherie Schellenberg shares practical vocal tips and takes you through a set of exercises to hone in on your mouth shape. When you sing with an efficient mouth shape, your voice will have greater stability, more control, increased range and more!

The Amazing Benefits of Straw Singing | Straw Phonation 101

If you struggle with fatigue, tension, instability, breathiness, weakness or lack of range in your voice, this vocal tip is for you! Singing through a straw (also called “straw phonation”) is an incredible vocal technique that helps your vocal muscles build efficient coordination and balance (which for you means more freedom, range, stamina and flexibility!), reduces vocal strain, helps your voice recover from fatigue or sickness, and so much more! In this short video, you’ll learn the why, how and when of singing through a straw so that you can start incorporating it into your vocal routine!

Get Rid of the Break in Your Voice!

Watch and sing along as vocal coach Charmaine Brown takes you through a set of exercises to smooth out the transition spot in your voice (that place where your voice breaks/flips from chest to head!). You’ll learn amazing tips and techniques that will help you build vocal strength, achieve a mix voice tone that doesn’t break or get weak as you go higher in your range, and you’ll also learn to apply each exercise to common worship song lyrics!

How to Build Strength and Stamina in Your Singing Voice!

If you ever experience weakness, fatigue, hoarseness, cracking or breaking in your voice as you lead worship, this video is for you! Watch as vocal coach Charmaine Brown shares essential strategies to help you build strength, stamina, endurance and power in your singing voice! When you build the right foundations in your vocal technique, you will have a stronger, more resilient voice that can adapt easily to whatever and whenever you need to sing!