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Hi! In some ways, Arden's personality is like my husband's. He tells people the truth so that he can help people become stronger, better versions of themselves. He tells people what they NEED to hear, as opposed to what they WANT to hear. Arden is this same way! When she is saying "Go to the data, not the drama" she is saying to not assign negative meaning to things. Think of trying situations as opportunities for growth. Don't let circumstances hold you back! Arden's heart is definitely in the right place! She wants to help people to grow. Things happen in life. Each person can decide for themselves how they will react. We can choose to empower ourselves! I honestly value people who will tell me about those areas in my life where I can make improvement! Take care. Susan

@@pointofnoreturn3103 Thank you for your words Susan. I wasn’t upset by Arden’s words…..indeed I welcome them. But thank you

@@MarkBennett007 You are welcome! Take care. Susan

Hi! Today I am practicing "implode." I tend to change my support with each change in pitch. I thought about an infinite amount of air beneath my feet to inhale my voice from. Inalare la voce is exactly right! The longer the phrase lasted, the further down from beneath my feet I inhaled my voice from. Arden said in another video to sing on the gesture of the inhale. I focused on the feeling of continuing to inhale my voice. When you release your body to let the air come in for the phrase, its NOT like you inhale in 16th notes! Lol! You inhale with one continuous motion. I hope that this helps! Susan

Hi! Yes, it does! I was listening to Rosa Ponselle singing Desdemona's prayer and Pace, pace Mio Dio today for musical inspiration! My gosh, she was a master at "implode," and her messa di voce was absolutely perfect!

Hi! I've been listening to Maria Callas singing Desdemona's prayer! Something about her musicality is unique to her! I thought that you might be interested in listening. Enjoy! Susan czcams.com/video/mxbhPDlhiT0/video.htmlsi=kFcjBNrrvRKgXlmK

It says basically don’t try to blast your notes out which also comes with using too much air for support. Imploding means the exact opposite, try to target your voice inside and if possible imagine it goes behind your head

It’s not a technical thing, but it’s a mindset of planning thing for your singing

It is an idea of drawing your voice to you. When done correctly, all you have to do is let the voice sing through you unimpeded by tension. I hope that this helps! Susan

Hi! I wanted to say, yes, at times I have been afraid of damaging my singing voice. I really, really love dark, rich voices, so I attempted to "sound" like a mezzo or contalto by carrying up chest voice even approaching C6! It is a wonder that I didn't get nodes on my vocal cords! But, over time, I have developed "OK with it." I may long to sound like Maria Callas in chest voice! But, I am OK with sounding like Susan! Lol!

Thank you for your heartfelt reply! It takes so much courage to admit your vulnerability, in the hopes that someone will benefit from what your life has taught you! May God bless you for it! ...Don't give up on your dream. You NEVER can know the good you can do in the world! You always have the option of choosing your reaction to the storms of life. Own your vulnerability (it can help you to grow stronger as a person), and use it to reach other people who are vulnerable as well! It will be okay. Take care. Susan

@@pointofnoreturn3103 Thank you very much Susan, I really hope this message helps all these very talented, yet afraid, artists overcome their fears and doubts before they realize it's too late.

​​@@2lostangelesI could tell that was your motivation! It honestly takes INFINITELY more courage to choose the path of love, and wanting what is best for someone else! If I could have volunteered to be a guinea pig for Arden's workshop, I wanted to sing Desdemona's prayer from Verdi's Otello. Now, she knew that her husband was about to kill her in their bedroom. If she had no control over external circumstances, she COULD control her reaction! She chose love and forgiveness. Even for the person who had convinced Otello that she was cheating on him... My favorite rendition of "Ave Maria, piena di Grazia" is Caballe's 1972 concert version. I don't know if you like opera. But, she WAS the queen of the high pianissimo! It was so nice to meet you! Take care. Thanks again! Susan

You are so welcome Mark!! I loved working with you when you volunteered :) It was night and day in your sound in literally 15min. Imagine what would happen if I got my hands on you for 4mo in The Intensive Program! I’m gonna shoot you an email when I have a moment later. Let’s talk :)

I enjoyed listening to you! Kudos to you for having the courage to volunteer, as well! Susan

@@pointofnoreturn3103 That’s very kind of you. Wishing you great success with your singing. Mark

@@MarkBennett007 I was just being honest! Thanks for your well wishes! You as well! Susan

@@MarkBennett007 I was just being honest! Thanks for your well wishes! You as well! Susan

Awesome!! See you again at this workshop :) So glad you're getting so much out of it.

DO IT!!!! Get your butt in that zoom room. Here's the link to register: ardenkaywinvocalstudio.lpages.co/june-2024-workshop/ Will I see you in there ?

Yes if you are registered, you can an email the morning of! Or we also post it in our Facebook group the morning of here: facebook.com/groups/ProSingerSuccessCollective/

Yaaaaaaaassssss Susan!!! Oh, he will love it.

@@ArdenKaywinVocalStudio Hi, Arden! I hope he WILL love it! The lyrics say what I want to say the most to him! Together, we help each other become better versions of ourselves...

There's a ton here on my channel! But I'll do you one better....this week starting Monday 6/17 I'm teaching a 5 day FREE online workshop and resonance placement is something we're gonna spend a good deal of time on. You should come!! It's live, interactive coaching, there will be Q&A too where you can ask your questions. Anyway, I wanted to invite you cause it's WAY better then just watching a video :) Here's the link to register: ardenkaywinvocalstudio.lpages.co/june-2024-workshop/ Do you think you can make it??

So great!!!! I love that piece, but it can be an absolute BEAST without efficient, rock solid tools. May I ask, are you coming to our 5 day FREE online workshop this coming week? Cause I'm gonna coach on a TON more tools that would help you loads with this piece. You should come!! It's live, interactive coaching, there will be Q&A too where you can ask your questions. Anyway, I wanted to invite you cause it's WAY better then just watching a technique tip video :) Here's the link to register: ardenkaywinvocalstudio.lpages.co/june-2024-workshop/ Do you think you can make it?? .

@@ArdenKaywinVocalStudio Sorry for not replying sooner! Is it already over? If so it’s alright, I just wanted to make sure :)

Hi Sam, good question. I wish I had a simple answer for you but I don't, because in my experience, it's not about which exercises you do, but HOW you do them. And that 'how' is the same regardless of what voice type you are - tenor, coloratura soprano, contralto.....doesn't matter. healthy, resonant singing is healthy resonant singing regardless of your voice type or fach. May I ask, are you coming to our 5 day FREE online workshop this coming week? Cause I'm gonna coach on a TON of technique tools (exercises included) that set the foundation of what to practice for power and consistency throughout your range. You should come!! It's live, interactive coaching, there will be Q&A too where you can ask your questions. Anyway, I wanted to invite you cause it's WAY better then just watching a technique tip video :) Here's the link to register: ardenkaywinvocalstudio.lpages.co/june-2024-workshop/ Do you think you can make it?? .

Hey Peter, so glad you can make it to the workshop!! To answer your question, if you’re not running out of air on a 5 note lip trill, but you’re still running out of air on a 5 note scale, that’s a clue that you’re not using your support the same way in the scale as you are in the lip trill. My guess is that every time you change notes in the scale you’re coming off and then back onto your support with each change of note. When you do this, you “leak” air between each pitch and you don’t realize it, and these leaks make you out of breath before the end.