Are you sick of trying again and again to get better, but you just don’t know what you need to do to or how to improve? I am certain that you are making one if not more of these 7 mistakes. RANDOM VOCAL TECHNIQUE SEARCHES  I am sure they are all fabulous, and a lot of them have great ideas, but sometimes they can have conflicting ideas and that can cause confusion with your singing.   My recommendation is that you choose one of your favourite teachers to follow and go through only their content. You will be getting the right info, I am sure, just be sure to stick with ..read more

Zoe Stibi Vocal Coach Zoe Stibi is a certified Estill Master Trainer & Performer having worked across the globe in New Zealand, Scotland, London & Germany. May 6, 2022 12:45 pm No Comments Singing Without Fear The Mindset Of Singing Is Often Overlooked, But Much Like A Sports Person Has A Performance Psychologist, We Singers Needs The Support Too. Performance Can Feel Lonely And Daunting, But With The Right Tools You Will Be Smashing Those Performances In No Time! Tarryne Webb discussed in her YouTube podcast episode with me about how she recommends we start to work on p ..read more

Zoe Stibi Vocal Coach Zoe Stibi is a certified Estill Master Trainer & Performer having worked across the globe in New Zealand, Scotland, London & Germany. December 13, 2021 12:19 pm No Comments How do I know if I can sing? Singing is a deeply personal and highly subjective instrument. You will hear opinions coming from all sides, but how do you know if you can sing objectively? “Everyone has a beautiful voice, you just have to learn how to use it” – Jo Estill This pretty much sums up the ethos of my whole studio. Everyone has a beautiful voice. But of course, the questi ..read more

Zoe Stibi Vocal Coach Zoe Stibi is a certified Estill Master Trainer & Performer having worked across the globe in New Zealand, Scotland, London & Germany. June 14, 2021 10:38 am No Comments How do I know I am making progress with my singing Getting better at singing can be slow and steady. Which will mean you don’t necessarily hear the difference straight away.. BUT… here are 5 ways to note progress with your singing voice.  When you start singing you think “I have a voice, I can speak, this must be easy then?!” hmm…. I hate to burst your bubble, but it may be fast ..read more

Zoe Stibi Vocal Coach Zoe Stibi is a certified Estill Master Trainer & Performer having worked across the globe in New Zealand, Scotland, London & Germany. June 10, 2021 10:08 am No Comments How to Start Singing 101 Singing isn’t as quite as easy as the ABC but with the right tools you can sing whatever, wherever you like. Don’t forget to check out my YouTube video if you don’t fancy a longish read. You can check it out over here. Or alternatively check out the embedded video at the bottom of the page.  Not about gripping or pushing Firstly, I want you to ..read more

Zoe Stibi Vocal Coach Zoe Stibi is a certified Estill Master Trainer & Performer having worked across the globe in New Zealand, Scotland, London & Germany. December 10, 2020 11:42 am No Comments Breathing Technique for Singing – “Take a deep breath” “Take a deep breath” is an often misused vocal direction to imply that in order to sing for a longer phrase you just need to have more air in the lungs. That isn’t entirely untrue, but in most cases it causes you breathe in too much air, filling the lower part of the lungs & the upper chest cavity full to the point w ..read more

Zoe Stibi Vocal Coach Zoe Stibi is a certified Estill Master Trainer & Performer having worked across the globe in New Zealand, Scotland, London & Germany. December 2, 2020 4:18 pm No Comments Gift Ideas for Singers Singers are tricky to buy for. You no longer need CD’s, concerts are out, when will they get to perform live again? Who knows. Here are my Top Christmas Gift Ideas for the singers close to you.  You can gift a music subscription for a year of at home listening. Best Music Streaming Gift For Singers. Music subscriptions may seem like a naff “eas ..read more

How to sing from your diaphragm Lost In Translation Series, Vocal Technique Zoe Stibi Vocal Coach November 25, 2020 No Comments “Sing from your diaphragm” is one of the most over used vocal directions out there. The fact of the matter is that we just can not under any circumstances “sing from the Diaphragm“.  We sing from the Vocal Folds housed within the Larynx. Because we are unable to feel this involuntary sheet of muscle we are therefore unable to train it. However the person giving you this direction does mean well, they probably mean something like “close your vocal fol ..read more