December 3, 2019 by Courtney Cutchins 9 Myths About Vocal Coaching & Voice Lessons I'm on a mission to help educate people about the enormous value of their voices. We each have an incredible, fascinating singing machine - but because it’s just there, inside our bodies, it’s easy to take for granted. My [...]
July 18, 2019 by Courtney Cutchins Seadragon Songhouse in the Press! Check out our local business spotlight in issue #25 of Roswell Magazine - all about live music and the musicians who make awesome things happen! We love working with our clients - and it's our privilege to help them find and free [...]
May 1, 2019 by Courtney Cutchins Your Voice: Wild Animal, Familiar Friend I often have fascinating philosophical discussions with my clients. It doesn’t always happen, but I find that, generally, people want to tell me their vocal story - why they enjoy singing, what types of music speak to them, why they can’t [...]
March 28, 2019 by Courtney Cutchins Those "Creative Types” - The Creativity Pigeonhole I’ve discovered that creativity has gotten itself a bad name, and creative people along with it. We’ve all been there. Someone hears that you’re a musician, a painter, an author, a designer, a maker, so they talk about their experience [...]
March 21, 2019 by Courtney Cutchins You Were Not Born to Sing: The Myth That's Silencing Your Voice Okay, I admit, this post is all about perspective. But, I’m discussing this particular angle, so bear with me. Truthfully, either no one is born to sing - or everyone is born to sing! Let [...]
February 27, 2019 by Courtney Cutchins 9 Ways to Create an Awesome Practice Space (And Finally Enjoy Practicing!) (For musicians - or any other creative professional…) Practicing. Creating. Existing. This is challenging stuff. Over the past few years, my own experience with practicing has changed from absolutely hating every moment to truly loving [...]
February 19, 2019 by Courtney Cutchins Focus vs. Fixation: How Songwriting is like a Jigsaw Puzzle My family and I have this tradition of working on a jigsaw puzzle together during the colder months. Whether it’s a dolphin leaping over the moon or a wizard casting spells in a snow globe, we wind [...]
December 21, 2018 by Courtney Cutchins Use Your Voice, Get the Job (And Be Heard!) In today’s digital age, there’s a significant focus on the visual. It’s easy to forget how important sound truly is. Between video captions and presentation transcripts, we often don’t have to actually listen to anything at all! Now, [...]
December 15, 2018 by Courtney Cutchins 5 Natural Remedies for Singers As singers, we try our very best to take care of our instruments during the winter months - but between the weather, festivities, stress and sugar (yum!), sometimes vocal fatigue, strain or illness is inevitable. Here are a few of my favorite [...]
