Vocal Tips in 10 with Amber Mogg Cathey
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Tune in every week for quick, actionable tips on all things voice: vocal technique, vocal health, artistry, the music industry, inspiration, mindset, and more. Hosted by professional vocal coach and vocal rehabilitation specialist Amber Mogg Cathey, this podcast is your go-to guide to unlock your best voice in just 10 minutes or less. Hit play and start your vocal evolution today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
- Your Voice Was Never the Problem
Amber Mogg Cathey explores common challenges faced by singers, suggesting that limiting beliefs and outdated training, rather than vocal ability, are often the root cause. She aims to help artists reframe their relationship with their voic…
- My Go-To Exercises When Your Voice Feels Off
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 discusses vocal exercises for when the voice feels off. It covers a sequence of exercises including SOVT, straw phonation, jaw release, and NG exercises to help singers reset their voices.
- Why Your Vocal Practice Isn’t Working (And How to Fix It)
This episode discusses common vocal practice mistakes and provides solutions for more effective vocal training. It focuses on identifying and correcting practices that hinder progress, and introduces techniques for singers to improve their…
- If It Only Works One Way… It’s Not Actually Working
This episode explores why singers should develop multiple vocal techniques rather than searching for one "right way." It emphasizes the importance of experimentation and building an adaptable voice for real-world singing situations.
- Why Singing in Community Changes Everything
Amber Mogg Cathey discusses how singing in a community and group learning can enhance vocal development. She explores benefits such as increased accountability, faster learning through observation, and reduced performance anxiety for singe…
- Mix Voice Exercises That Actually Work
This episode provides practical exercises for mix voice, focusing on connecting the voice, smoothing vocal breaks, and building vocal strength and flexibility by coordinating registers and using resonance effectively.
- Why Your Mix Voice Isn’t Working (And What You’re Skipping)
This episode addresses issues with mix voice, such as inconsistency or strain, by explaining the foundational work that singers often skip. It offers guidance on building a voice that properly coordinates.
- The "Buzz" That Makes Your Voice Carry
Amber Mogg Cathey explains how to achieve a voice that carries easily by creating a resonant buzz. This episode covers exercises like NG sounds and humming, and tactile tools such as the "shush finger" technique and bone tapping to help si…
- Before You Step on Stage: Pre-Show Prep for Singers
Amber Cathey discusses pre-show preparation for singers on Vocal Tips in 10, emphasizing habits like sleep, hydration, and nutrition. The episode covers pacing vocal energy and using soundcheck to ensure singers are energized, confident, a…
- It's Not Your Breath
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 explains that breathy or unstable singing often stems from incomplete vocal fold closure, not a lack of breath support. It provides exercises to improve vocal fold adduction, enhancing vocal efficiency, sta…
- You Are the Instrument: How Your Body & Mind Shape Your Voice
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 discusses how the singer's body and mind, including physical health and mental state, directly influence their voice. It covers how tension, setbacks, and overall well-being affect singing technique and con…
- Singing with Reflux: Understanding LPR, GERD and Vocal Health
Amber Mogg Cathey discusses laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), or silent reflux, and its effects on singing, differentiating it from GERD. The episode covers subtle vocal signs, singer-friendly vocal health strategies, and the importance of s…
- How to Sing Emotional Songs Without Re-Living the Pain
This episode addresses how singers can perform emotional songs without re-experiencing associated pain. Amber Mogg Cathey shares sustainable tools to help communicate deep emotion through music, not the nervous system, ensuring compelling…
- 1 Small Change for a Big Vocal Impact
Amber Cathey discusses vocal budgeting and the benefits of taking short, intentional vocal breaks throughout the day to improve vocal health, stamina, and longevity. This approach is beneficial for those experiencing vocal fatigue or incon…
- Why Do I Lose My High Notes When I’m Stressed?
Vocal coach Amber Cathey discusses how stress negatively affects the voice, specifically impacting high notes due to physical tension. The episode offers practical methods to manage stress, release tension, and improve access to the upper…
- How Do I Know If I'm Singing Wrong?
Amber Cathey discusses how singers can identify if they are singing incorrectly by asking two simple questions:
- Your New Year Vocal Reset: Reflect, Set Intentions, Warm-Up
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 features Amber Mogg Cathey providing a vocal reset for the new year. It guides listeners to reflect on their past vocal journey, set intentions for the upcoming year, and includes five simple vocal exercise…
- Surviving December as a Singer
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 with Amber Mogg Cathey provides singers with strategies for surviving December's pressures. It covers energy budgeting, self-permission to do less, holistic well-being support, and releasing guilt around pr…
- My 7 Go-To Vocal Exercises Right Now
Vocal coach Amber Mogg Cathey shares seven effective vocal exercises for singers. The episode covers warm-ups, silent vocal rest, tension release techniques, and exercises for head voice, chest voice, and mix voice.
- Discover Your True Artist Identity with Wendy Parr
Wendy Parr and Amber Mogg Cathey discuss how self-discovery and authenticity are key to developing a true artist identity. The episode explores how lived experiences shape creativity and the importance of knowing oneself in a changing indu…
- How to Care for (and Recover) Your Voice When Sick
Amber Mogg Cathey discusses how singers can care for and recover their voice during illness. The episode covers making singing decisions, adjusting performance plans, using recovery tools, and knowing when to seek expert advice.
- How to Keep a Healthy Voice… Healthy!
Amber Mogg Cathey discusses preventative vocal care, focusing on science-backed habits like hydration, rest, vocal budgeting, and warm-ups to maintain vocal health. The episode also touches on how overall health and stress affect vocal res…
- Too Busy to Warm-Up? Try This 5-Minute Fix!
Vocal coach Amber Mogg Cathey offers a 5-minute warm-up with two essential exercises for singers. This episode also includes a bonus belting exercise and discusses semi-occluded vocal tract and resonance techniques for optimal vocal perfor…
- Singing with HEDS
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 features host Amber Mogg Cathey discussing the challenges and strategies of singing with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (HEDS). She shares personal insights on vocal health, performance adjustments, and…
- Mix Voice + Belting Myths BUSTED
Amber Mogg Cathey addresses misconceptions about mix voice and belting in Vocal Tips in 10. The episode clarifies that mix voice is not a separate register and explains how proper belting techniques are not harmful, offering practical insi…
- Vocal Myth Busting: Singing from the Diaphragm?
Amber Mogg Cathey debunks myths about singing from the diaphragm, vocal fold pitch changes, and switching between vocal registers. The episode explains how the voice truly functions to promote singing with greater freedom and less tension.
- Vocal Health Myths Busted: Tea, Honey & Quick Fixes
Amber Mogg Cathey busts common vocal health myths, explaining that tea, honey, and quick fixes aren't the secret to a healthy voice. The episode clarifies what impacts vocal folds, the reality of hydration, and the individual effects of fo…
- How to Find the Best Key for Your Voice
This episode explains how to determine the optimal key for your voice to enhance your performance. It covers identifying song elements, managing high and low notes, and utilizing tools like apps and karaoke tracks for key adjustments.
- Change the Key, Change Your Life
This episode discusses the benefits of changing a song's key, debunking common myths. Amber Mogg Cathey explains why adjusting the key is a smart strategy for singers.
- Conquering Performance Anxiety: Tools for Success
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 discusses performance anxiety, defining it as excitement or nerves that can impact a performer's voice. It offers strategies for preparation, staying grounded during performances, and reflecting afterward t…
- Healthy Speaking Techniques for Vocal Longevity
In this episode of Vocal Tips in 10, Amber Mogg Cathey and speech pathologist Maurice Goodwin explore healthy speaking techniques essential for vocal longevity. They discuss preventing strain, improving posture, and establishing daily habi…
- 5-Minute Vocal Warm-Up (You Can Do in the Car)
This episode shares a 5-minute vocal warm-up routine that can be done in the car, requiring no instruments. The exercises aim to connect breath, relax vocal folds, and improve resonance for optimal performance.
- Stronger Low Notes = More Power Across Your Range
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 explains why stronger low notes increase vocal power and range. Amber Mogg Cathey provides practical exercises and techniques to improve low register strength, balance, flexibility, and resonance.
- Why Your Voice Feels Weak After High (or Low) Notes — and How to Fix It
This episode explains vocal stretch weakness, a concept from exercise science where working one vocal register can affect another. It offers techniques to balance vocal muscles, reset during performances, and connect registers to eliminate…
- How to Nail Those High Notes
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 explains why high notes can be difficult and offers solutions. It covers how factors like fear, tension, and volume can hinder high notes, and introduces techniques such as movement and vocal tract shaping…
- What Makes You Stand Out As a Singer
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 discusses vocal identity, explaining that standing out as a singer is about authenticity, not imitation. It covers four components shaping a unique sound: natural abilities, artistry, technical tools, and v…
- SOVT - The #1 Vocal Tool
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 explains Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract (SOVT) exercises, detailing their meaning, effectiveness for vocal health and technique, and practical uses. Amber Mogg Cathey shares go-to exercises for warming up, cooli…
- Your Midyear Vocal Rest
This episode guides listeners through a midyear vocal rest check-in, helping them assess progress, identify challenges, and set realistic goals for the remainder of the year to strengthen their voice and build confidence.
- Why Every Singer Needs a Vocal Cool Down
This episode explains the importance of vocal cool-downs for singers, detailing what they are, why they matter for vocal longevity and recovery, and provides simple exercises to implement a routine.
- Big Dreams Begin with Brave Steps
This episode encourages listeners to start performing and sharing their voice, regardless of their current level. It provides practical ideas for finding opportunities, overcoming nerves, and highlights the rewards of putting yourself out…
- How to Tackle Tongue Tension
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 discusses tongue tension as a cause of vocal strain. Amber Mogg Cathey explains its impact on singing, offers methods to identify and release it with exercises, and discusses its role in vocal health.
- Does Hydration Really Matter for Singers?
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 explains why hydration is crucial for singers. Host Amber Mogg Cathey discusses how hydration impacts vocal folds, signs of dehydration, and the difference between systemic and surface hydration methods, in…
- Building a Brand That Feels Like You
In this episode of Vocal Tips in 10, Amber Mogg Cathey talks with brand designer Sara Strese about building a brand that is authentic and uniquely yours. Strese explains how to approach branding through identity, story, and connection, usi…
- Some of My Favorite Tools for Singers
Amber Mogg Cathey discusses essential tools for singers in this episode of Vocal Tips in 10. She covers hydration, vocal technique aids, tension relief, and throat care items she personally uses and recommends.
- Vocal Dynamics for Deeper Connection
This episode explains how vocal dynamics, or changes in volume and intensity, enhance performance and audience connection by conveying emotion and storytelling. It offers practical exercises to improve dynamic control and vocal nuance.
- Using Sports Science for a Stronger, Healthier Voice
In this episode of Vocal Tips in 10, host Amber Mogg Cathey talks with voice physiotherapist Selina Tannenberg about applying sports science to vocal training. They discuss vocal load management, preventing overuse injuries, and building v…
- Singing as Self Care
This episode explores how singing can serve as a powerful tool for emotional release, stress relief, and self-reconnection, regardless of skill level. It highlights practical applications, from humming to singing familiar songs, to promote…
- Level Up Your Runs + Riffs
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 focuses on vocal agility, explaining its importance and providing four essential exercises including major, minor, pentatonic, and chromatic scales to improve flexibility, control, and precision for singing…
- Better Breathing for Singing
This episode discusses the true function of breath in singing, challenging the common advice of 'more breath support.' It explains how to achieve healthy breath management, avoid frequent errors, and employ techniques for more effortless s…
- Vocal Technique Translation for All You Contemporary Singers
This episode of Vocal Tips in 10 translates classical vocal terms for contemporary singers. It explains concepts like resonance, vocal mask, passaggio, vocal range, and tessitura in plain language applicable to pop, rock, country, folk, so…