#241 Find your voice through song with Louise McDonald Golden Key Voices

About this episode

Jen Wilson and Louise McDonald discuss the journey of finding one's voice through song and the factors that influence vocal changes in women.

in this podcast Jen & Louise chat about finding your voice through song, how women's voices change throughout their lifetime, how hormones shift voice, how the diaphragm, pelvic floor and vocal chords work together and a whole lot more... watch to the end to see Jen have her very first ever singing lesson! Louise McDonald: I began my singing career at Scottish Opera then specialised in concert and oratorio (sacred choral music), working extensively in Scotland and internationally. The experience of my own voice loss following thyroid surgery in 2006 has given me precious knowledge and skill to help you build your voice again with confidence, step by step, as I have done. For a long time I kept it quiet so that those in my profession wouldn’t know, in case I didn’t get work. Silence is too great a price to pay, so I now have the courage to live a more authentic expression of who I am, so that I can serve others in fully recovering, getting their voice and confidence back. If this is you, I’ve done all the hard work so that you don’t need to try out many approaches to singing again. I discovered a more mature, rich and satisfying sound and have been able to continue…

People in this episode

Host: Jen Wilson

Guest: Louise McDonald

Topics covered

• finding your voice
• singing
• women's voices
• hormones
• vocal techniques

Keywords

• voice
• singing lesson
• hormones
• diaphragm
• pelvic floor
• vocal chords
• confidence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scottish Opera

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