The Singing Athlete Video Guide

You are not yet enrolled in this course.


Welcome to The Singing Athlete Video Guide!

Thank you so much for purchasing my book The Singing Athlete: Brain-Based Training for Your Voice. (If for some reason you’ve found yourself here without purchasing the book, you can get it here.) It was an incredible joy to write the book, and an even greater pleasure to put this video series together.

Learning movement is a visual process, so I wanted to film these clips to make sure that you understood the proper form for every exercise I describe in the book. Watch the intro video here:


Buy the book here.


A few key points before you dive in:

  • There are no drills in Chapters 1 and 2, so the videos start in Chapter 3.
  • Some chapters have more drills than others, so make sure you watch every video.
  • If you’re looking for links for any of the gear you heard me mention in the book, you’ll find them here.
  • If you’re a music lover, you can rock out to all the songs I wrote for the book here.

If you enjoyed this book and video series, I hope you’ll consider participating in other courses here or joining my Online Studio.

That’s all for now–enjoy the videos!

Course Content

Chapter 3: Practice
4 Drills
Range-of-motion Testing
Assess and Reassess
Finger Circles
Long Spine
Chapter 4: Breathing
8 Drills
Breathing Assessments
Functional Inhale and Exhale
Air Hunger Test
In for 2, Out for 8
Reduced Breathing
Walk and Hold
Hypoxic Squats and Pushups
Bag Breathing
Chapter 5: Diaphragm
7 Drills
Diaphragm Basics
Diaphragm Assessment
Diaphragm Stretches 1, 2, and 3
Diaphram Push-ups: Respiratory
Diaphragm Push-ups: Visceral
Breathing Wave
Phrenic Nerve Glide
Chapter 6: Exhalation
8 Drills
Rectus Abdominis
External Oblique
Internal Oblique
Transversus Abdominis
Internal Intercostals
Transversus Thoracis
QL/Serratus Posterior Inferior
Pelvic Floor
Chapter 7: Inhalation
12 Drills
Pectoralis minor
Pectoralis major
Serratus Anterior
External Intercostals
Serratus Posterior Superior
SCM Stretch
SCM Strength
Scapular Circles
Scalene Stretch
Scalene Strength
Blocked Inhalation
Bonus Video–SCM and Trap Test
Chapter 8: Larynx and Palate
14 Drills
Chin Tuck
Laryngeal Self-Palpation
Humming
Voice and Vibration
Cricothyroid
Thyroid Cartilage Mobilization
Hyoid Mobilization
Laryngeal Elevators
Laryngeal Depressors
Upper Neck Figure 8
Soft Palate Gargle Test
Soft Palate Vagus Test
Palate Stretches
Bonus Video–Pharyngeal Constrictors
Chapter 9: Tongue
12 Drills
Transverse Muscle Strength
Correct Resting Tongue Position
Neck Flexor Muscle Test
Separate the Tongue and the Throat
Swallow Check
Tongue Sensitivity
Shock Your Tongue
Taste and Singing
Hypoglossal Nerve Test
Tongue Movement Drills Part 1
Tongue Movement Drills Part 2
Tongue Depressor Drills
Chapter 10: Jaw and Teeth
12 Drills
Mouth Taping
Opening the Mouth
Jaw Lateral Glides
Jaw Front-to-Back Glides
Jaw Circles
Masseter
Temporalis
Medial Pterygoid
Lateral Pterygoid
Jaw Isometrics
Pressure-Checking Your Teeth
Bonus Video: Jaw Release
Chapter 11: Nose and Skull
10 Drills
Nostril Check
Nasal Valve Test
Smell Test
Plug ‘n’ Shake
Breathing Pattern for Aerobic Exercise
Facial Sensation
Facial Nerve Glide
Skull Exploration and Pressure-Checking
Sagittal Suture
Sphenoid Bone
Chapter 12: Scars
5 Drills
Pressure-Checking a Scar
Sensory Work for Scars
Tattoos and Piercings
Scarring in the Mouth and Throat
Creativity Scar Rehab
Chapter 13: Ears
15 Drills
Vestibular Screening
Test Your Balance…in Song!
Test Your VOR
Train Your VOR
VOR Cancellation
Utricle
Saccule
Visual Vertical
High-Frequency Test
Finger Rub Test
Hearing Map Test
Tinnitus and What To Do About It
Bone Conduction/Tuning Fork Test
Rinne and Weber Tests
Bone Conduction Headphones
Chapter 14: Eyes
17 Drills
Eye Cover Test
Visual Resets
Eye Mobility
Gaze Stabilization
Smooth Pursuits
Saccades
Flexor vs Extensor Dominance
Phoria Testing
Pencil Push-up
Fixing Pencil Push-up Cheats
Stereogram
Near/Far
Eye Dominance
Peripheral Awareness
Color, the Eyes, and the Brain 🟩🟦🟥🟨
Brain Hemisphere Test
Pinhole Glasses
Chapter 15: First Brain
3 Drills
PMRF, Cerebellum and Walking Gait
Cerebellar Tests: Lower Body
Cerebellar Tests: Upper Body
Chapter 16: Second Brain
4 Drills
Stroop Test
Optokinetic Reflex
Body Brushing
Eye Line Test
Chapter 17: Feeling
5 Drills
Interoception Tests
The Vagus and the Ear
Trunk Palpations
Inversions
Insular Belt
Chapter 18: Next Steps
1 Drill
What’s My Performing Personality?
Downloadable PDFs
6 Drills
Drill Worksheet
Cranial Nerves Chart
Flexor/Extensor Chart
Color and the Brain
Charts for Near and Far Vision
VOR Chart
Full-Color Book Images
1 Drill
Full-Color Book Images
The Singing Athlete: The Album!
6 Drills
Two-Minute Tongue Stretch
Cranial Nerves
How Does Your Balance Feel?
Inhale Slowly
Exhale Slowly
Hold Our Breath Now