How to sing Archives - Maruja Retana https://marujaretana.com/category/how-to-sing/ Founder of Vocal Psychology Thu, 23 Jan 2025 22:44:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://marujaretana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-favicon-2-32x32.png How to sing Archives - Maruja Retana https://marujaretana.com/category/how-to-sing/ 32 32 8 tips for singing on an off day https://marujaretana.com/8-tips-to-sing-well-when-you-have-an-off-day/ https://marujaretana.com/8-tips-to-sing-well-when-you-have-an-off-day/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:12:03 +0000 https://vocalpsychology.com/?p=42264   Flashback. Back in the day, your girl was part of a female a capella group. (Yeah, I was pretty cool.) Seriously though, we were like the Pentatonix of the Netherlands (in our minds). I’ve had some of my best moments of my life with these girls. And one of the worst. I remember it […]

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]]> https://marujaretana.com/8-tips-to-sing-well-when-you-have-an-off-day/feed/ 0 What is holistic vocal coaching? https://marujaretana.com/what-is-holistic-vocal-coaching/ https://marujaretana.com/what-is-holistic-vocal-coaching/#respond Sun, 17 Nov 2019 22:50:16 +0000 https://vocalpsychology.com/?p=37342 The first time I realized holistic vocal coaching was a thing, was about 13 years ago, when I got kicked off the tv show X-factor. Uhm… Ok, kicked off sounds a little aggressive. I was just sent home. They were actually incredibly sweet. But it *felt* like a kick: ‘Go home! Back to that small […]

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]]> https://marujaretana.com/what-is-holistic-vocal-coaching/feed/ 0 How to stop throaty singing – the ultimate guide https://marujaretana.com/how-to-stop-throaty-singing/ https://marujaretana.com/how-to-stop-throaty-singing/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2019 17:32:08 +0000 https://vocalpsychology.com/?p=32490 Dear throat, First of all, thank you SO much for all that you’ve done for me.You’ve helped me get where I am today.Having said that… it’s time to let go.It’s not you, it’s me.I gotta move on, expand my horizons. Can we still be friends? Hello, my darlings! Today, I want to explain to you […]

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]]> https://marujaretana.com/how-to-stop-throaty-singing/feed/ 0 How good is my voice? https://marujaretana.com/how-good-is-my-voice/ https://marujaretana.com/how-good-is-my-voice/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2019 05:20:18 +0000 https://vocalpsychology.com/?p=31056 Most of us have at least at ~some~ point stared at the ceiling, laying in bed awake at night: ‘Can I actually sing? Am I good enough? Oh no… I forgot to call Grandma. I wonder what I should wear tomorrow. Those new booties for sure. Which dress though? And seriously, how do I know […]

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]]> https://marujaretana.com/how-good-is-my-voice/feed/ 0 How to sing falsetto: 3 need to know things https://marujaretana.com/how-to-sing-falsetto-3-need-to-know-things/ https://marujaretana.com/how-to-sing-falsetto-3-need-to-know-things/#respond Thu, 21 Dec 2017 06:50:49 +0000 https://vocalpsychology.com/?p=29650 How to sing falsetto? One of the most popular questions I get in my singing lessons is: how to sing falsetto? When you want to nail a song like Sugar, or Too good at goodbyes, or All I want for Christmas is…yoouuuuuuuu (you know the one I’m talking about), you will want those high notes […]

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