Melissa GuttmanJul 251 minWhat does it mean to "succeed" or "fail" as a singer?I spent a lot of my life afraid to sing and thinking I wasn’t good enough. I didn’t take the road of the pop singer or the musical th...
Melissa GuttmanJul 251 minUplifting Black VoicesI’ve been observing how many white people support black self-expression in song, but not in speech. We admire expressions of black ...
Melissa GuttmanJul 252 minSingers: Are you more concerned with impressing people or inspiring them?Pictured: #kellyclarkson giving one of the most moving performances I’ve ever seen on American Idol: “Piece By Piece” ✨ I was talking ...
Melissa GuttmanJul 251 minYou cannot become a badass singer without becoming incredibly braveBadass singing requires a high level of technique and some talent, of course, but also: That you bare your truth That you expr...
Melissa GuttmanJul 251 minHow anger helps you singMany women tell me that they can’t access their anger easily. And Many singers tell me that they cannot belt. Coincidence? I th...
Melissa GuttmanJul 51 min"Tears are simply the price you must be willing to pay to keep your vision clear." - Eleanor BrownnBe still and allow the emotions you’ve been running from to swell within you. Don’t be afraid of their movement ...
Melissa GuttmanJul 51 minYour Beliefs Shape Your VoiceThe reason I teach voice AND self-expression is that you can’t have one without the other. (Like love and marriage... but, not really ;))...
Melissa GuttmanJul 51 minYou can't have your full voice without being your full selfUntil I was 23, my voice was pretty but one-dimensional. My voice reflected where I was at psychologically I didn’t think ...