Focus On The Signal – Tune Out The Noise In a previous blog post, I wrote about two of the biggest challenges in Vocal Training: Misinformation; and Misunderstand of terms. Today, I want to address the first of these. Misinformation comes to us as singers in two primary ways: The misinformation we give ourselves; and…

Persistence Is More Important Than Perfection I read this recently in a pilot magazine. The author talked about the various things that pilots berate themselves over – bad landings, inability to hold altitude, too much speed (too little speed!?!). He listed these and a host of other things that are …yep… *totally* “First-world Problems.” Yet,…

Q&A This week’s blog post answers several questions I’ve been asked lately about the MaJoVTA, the website roll-out and how the website works. Here goes! Why is it called The Mark Johnson Vocal Training Academy? Isn’t this just … voice lessons? First, I’ll answer with a question: What’s your vision for who you want to…

In this week’s Blog post, I want to share with you one of my very favorite motivational statements. Then I’ll relate it to what we do and how we do it in Vocal Training. How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything This statement speaks to the extreme level of detail at which we…

Here’s Looking At Chew A recent article by the Idaho Sports Medicine Institute begins like this: The pursuit of excellence in athletic performance [vocal training, anyone?] is a multifaceted journey, requiring dedication, resilience, and thoughtful attention to diverse aspects of training and lifestyle. Alongside rigorous training and proper sleep, nutrition plays a vital role in…

Here’s Looking At Chew A recent article by the Idaho Sports Medicine Institute begins like this: The pursuit of excellence in athletic performance [vocal training, anyone?] is a multifaceted journey, requiring dedication, resilience, and thoughtful attention to diverse aspects of training and lifestyle. Alongside rigorous training and proper sleep, nutrition plays a vital role in…

H2kn0w One of the most successful and celebrated multi-sport athletes in history, Bo Jackson, also knew how to have fun. Mostly, he played baseball and football, but here’s a commercial compilation of all the different sports he (supposedly) tried. The video gives us a look (and pokes good fun) at some of them. No matter…

Probably the most famous “rest” period was the one taken by The Almighty after a hard week’s work of creation. Shortly after, he commanded humankind to do to the same. That’s worked pretty well for … oh, a few thousand years now … but in our modern, 24/7/365 world we’d be well served to remember…

In his career, Clint Eastwood created many memorable characters. Perhaps none stands out more than Detective Harry Callahan, aka ‘Dirty’ Harry. Harry’s basically a good guy, but occasionally bends the line as a cop; he just wants to make sure those who deserve justice get it, while at the same time making sure the bad…

In his career, Clint Eastwood created many memorable characters. Perhaps none stands out more than Detective Harry Callahan, aka ‘Dirty’ Harry. Harry’s basically a good guy, but occasionally bends the line as a cop; he just wants to make sure those who deserve justice get it, while at the same time making sure the bad…