The magic of how subtle shifts can lead to big changes in perception I find it fascinating how pitch alone can change our perception of the music we hear. Recently, a student of mine brought in a piece by Hozier to work on. It was too low in the original key, so we ended up transposing it up to make it comfy for her. Hozier tends to sing fairly high in his register, so we only needed to go three half steps to make the magic happen. As we were sorting out the best transpositio

Amongst the many public-facing hats I wear - Performer, Producer, Voice Teacher, Vocal Coach - “Producer” is the newest role that I’ve added to my list of titles with which I self-identify. As I’ve begun to find more ease and alignment in owning this role, I’ve come to realize that it’s something that I’ve been doing for a very long time - far before I knew what it was that a producer did, and that I was in fact doing it.