Dissonance can be both disturbing and powerful when present in music, alarming and strategic when present in the voice. It can be present from the micro to the macro - from intracellular activity of stress and illness to societal disfunction and war. Here are some insights I've gained about understanding and using dissonance in positive ways.

Unwanted vocal breaks are among the most frustrating, maddeningly puzzling and persistent problems a singer can have. Here's the what, when, how and why to mend them!

Nobody wants hard times. But amazing voices, music and songs can grow in the heavy soil of adversity. Where would the blues be, the classical lament, the bluegrass wisdom story, the dark pop ballad, the rock rage song without life storms and pain? The trick is to learn to use the storm like eagles do... ride the winds to higher sky. This Thanksgiving, my voice is grateful for it all.