Maybe it was the summer heat. Maybe everyone simply needed a break. 😄 I’m very happy to keep offering ideas, vocal tips, challenges, live sessions, student examples and new material here. But this Community was never meant to be just a place where I post and everyone else reads. It should also be a place where singers talk to each other, exchange experiences, encourage each other, share discoveries, ask questions and inspire one another. OR....SIMPLY JUMP IN !!! 💃 Post a thought, a question, a little discovery from your own singing — or reply to something another member has shared. P.S. I’ll start: This summer I hurt my back, and I found it surprisingly difficult to get my singing voice to cooperate when my body was in pain. It really reminded me how closely voice and body are connected. Have you ever experienced something similar?

When did you fall in love with singing? 🌍 Was it a performance? A song? A teacher? A childhood memory? Or simply a feeling you could never forget? I would truly love to hear your story ✨ And let’s slowly bring this singers community back to life together again 🌍

Non-singers often think singing is “just singing.” But singers know it’s so much more than that. It’s emotion. Pressure. Vulnerability. Fear. Passion. Identity. And sometimes… complete overthinking 🌍 Do you think non-singers truly understand what singers go through?

...but discovered her real problem was technical. Claudia from Mexico recently came to Vienna to work with me on stage presence and expression. She sang the famous Dalila aria. And what touched me immediately was how deeply she wanted to express the character. But something very interesting became clear during the lesson: Many problems with stage presence are actually connected to vocal technique. The more she tried to "perform" expression through gestures, facial reactions and operatic movements, the more disconnected the whole performance became. So instead of adding more expression from the outside, we started working on the foundation itself: breath support, body organization, an open rib space, and a more oval mouth position. And the transformation of the voice happened incredibly quickly. Within only a few sessions, the sound became much larger, freer and far more radiant. Not because she tried harder emotionally. But because the technical coordination started freeing the instrument itself. That is one of the most fascinating things about singing: Very often, true expression appears naturally once the body and the voice become more coordinated. Claudia will now continue studying with me online after returning to Mexico - and will also come back to Vienna for further work. And I'm very excited to continue following her journey. I've also just uploaded a new in-depth lecture about this topic inside: 🎓 BECOME THE ARTIST Lecture 1:WHY STAGE PRESENCE IS OFTEN A TECHNIQUE PROBLEM Inside PRO. 🎓 This is exactly the kind of connection between vocal technique, body coordination and artistic expression that we explore inside PRO and the Online Classical Singing Masterclass. 🔗 Ready To Go Deeper? https://www.skool.com/evateachingopera-free-7168/plans

Hi singers 🌍 Over the past days, singers from different countries have slowly started reconnecting inside the community again. And today, I posted a simple poll inside the group: What do singers struggle with MOST? High notes? Tension? Confidence? Breath support? I would truly love to see what singers around the world are struggling with most right now. Come vote and join the discussion 🌍 So, here you can find the POLL about my question, what you are struggling most right now