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Your Voice Sounds Your Soul

by | Jan 21, 2021 | Self Expression & Confidence Building

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Our voices sound our souls. Every crack, creak, cry, sigh, call and moan. There is a sound for every feeling. Expressing the full spectrum of vocal sounds is very freeing and something everyone can learn to do. Humans have been making all manner of vocal sound with total ease since the dawn of time. Your voice is like a box of paints. Who knows what you might find in your vocal palette. Within it lies a spectrum of colours, each representing different emotions and experiences. With each note, you can express joy, sorrow, anger, and love—blending and layering to create a unique masterpiece.

Be inspired……

Tuvan throat singing 

Baka women from Gbiné

Arabic byzantine chants

Spanish Flamenco

Indian classical music

How can you keep from singing?

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These are just a few examples. Your voice has its own unique palette of sounds waiting to be discovered. Our mission is to help you find YOUR voice. Let’s explore the vast landscape of your vocal capabilities together, unearthing the richness within you and celebrating every sound you can make.

If this speaks to something in you, you’re welcome to explore your own vocal palette more deeply. I’m Jennifer May — a well-known vocal coach and artist development mentor in London and online — working with singers who want to uncover the truth, colour and instinct within their voice. Reach out whenever the moment feels right.

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Jen May Singing CoachJennifer May, vocal coach and singing teacher, is the founder of ExpressiveVoiceWork®. With over 25 years of experience coaching singing, songwriting, and artistic expression. She holds a BA(Hons)Music and multiple voice and voice training diplomas. Her clients range from award-winning artists (including Brit, Kerrang, and NME award winners) to passionate beginners.

“Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood. This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall. This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering it’s a feather bed.”   ― Terence McKenna

Welcome to my space for singers and artists — a place to explore the voice, creativity, and the deeper layers of expression.
I write from my perspective as a vocal coach and artist-development mentor, sharing ideas, techniques, and reflections from inside the work.

If something here moves you, provokes you, or opens a door for your singing, you’re always welcome to reach out.

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Everyone has the ability to open their hearts, their minds and their voice in the world.
If this path calls to you, answer the call.
This is serious work for total beginners and all others. We are all beginning.

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