Feel more — listen less

Singing is Physical — Spend more time feeling, less time listening.

The sound you make is a direct result of what you do. Your voice is an instrument you play with your body, and the acoustic information you hear is simply the outcome of your physical behaviour.

That’s why it’s so important to:
- know the sound you want to create
- understand how it’s made
- recognise how it feels in your body when it’s right

When you develop this awareness, you can reliably create the right setup before you make a sound — because you already know what it feels like to produce it.

Here’s the problem:
If you’re waiting to hear your voice to decide whether it’s the sound you want … you’re already too late.
By the time you’ve heard it, it’s done. The sound has already happened, and now you’re reacting to the past — adjusting on the fly and trying to catch up.

This reactive way of singing keeps you stuck in a loop of over-listening and second-guessing, and it disconnects you from the most important thing:
- the lyric
- the story
- the spontaneity of the present moment

So what should you do instead?
Train your body to recognise the sensations of the sounds you want to make. Get curious about what it feels like to create certain sounds. Build a clear connection between your physical setup and the result it produces.

When you trust your body and focus on the feeling — not just the sound — you free yourself to stay in the moment, to tell the story, and to make authentic, expressive choices.

Your body is your instrument. Learn to play it by feel — and let the sound take care of itself.