Can't Wait to Hear You

This episode is adapted from an online workshop I gave on September 2, 2026. To learn more, visit https://www.mvmusik.com/conductor-says-were-flat/.In this episode, I explainWhy a note that’s technically in tune can sound flat when it gets to the conductor’s ears.The practice of listening consciously, so you know for sure if you’re singing the right notes.How to work with your whole body to support the sound you want to make.The habits I teach my students to make the most of the singing project.If you'd like to join the waitlist for my group class, The Self-Sustaining Singer, email me at [email protected] with GROUP in the subject line. I'll make sure you receive all the registration information as soon as it's ready.Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California.Yes, you can sound better! Opt-in for a free video training on my website: https://mvmusik.comA transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-84. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

Join me in looking back at lessons learned and impacts made in three plus years of making Can’t Wait to Hear You. In this episode, I explainWhy I chose podcasting to showcase my approach to voice teaching.What I focus on when I’m setting (and adjusting) my goals for the show.Where I want to go next with Can’t Wait to Hear You, and how you can be a part of it!Sign up for my free workshop Your Whole Self Is The Instrument, on Wednesday, September 2nd at Noon PST (3 pm EST). https://www.mvmusik.com/in-a-group/If you'd like to join the waitlist for my group class, The Self-Sustaining Singer, email me at [email protected] with GROUP in the subject line. I'll make sure you receive all the registration information as soon as it's ready.Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California.Yes, you can sound better! Opt-in for a free video training on my website: https://mvmusik.comA transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-83. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

It's been more than three years since we published the first episode of Can't Wait to Hear You. As I think about what I've learned on this journey, I wanted to revisit this episode, looking back at my first year of podcasting.If you'd like to join the waitlist for my group class, The Self-Sustaining Singer, email me at [email protected] with GROUP in the subject line. I'll make sure you receive all the registration information as soon as it's ready.Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. Yes, you can sound better! Opt-in for a free video training on my website: https://mvmusik.comA transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-27. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

If your warmup practice is dialed in for your body and its unique sound, your warmup can prepare you to sing just about anything. In this episode, I explainWhy the intuition about different musical styles needing different warmups isn’t right.How to build a warmup routine that works with your body, and also adapts to your changing needs and desires.The importance of checking in with your physical and musical needs every time you practice or perform.Here is the blog post (featuring video) of me warming up after not singing for an entire month. https://www.mvmusik.com/warming-up-after-a-month-of-not-singing/ If you'd like to join the waitlist for my group class, The Self-Sustaining Singer, email me at [email protected] with GROUP in the subject line. I'll make sure you receive all the registration information as soon as it's ready.Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California.Yes, you can sound better! Opt-in for a free video training on my website: https://mvmusik.comA transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-82. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

The “pretty” singing you've been praised for might not be the only kind of singing you're capable of. It might not even be the best singing you're capable of. In this episode, I explainWhat’s appealing about the breathy sound of pop recordings, and why we want to emulate it.Why that sound isn’t sustainable long term (and what it’s doing to your body).Why you shouldn’t be intimidated when you make a new sound that your ears find odd, but feels really good in your body.How focusing on functionality can unlock the real potential of your unique voice.If you'd like to join the waitlist for my group class, The Self-Sustaining Singer, email me at [email protected] with GROUP in the subject line. I'll make sure you receive all the registration information as soon as it's ready.Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California.Yes, you can sound better! Opt-in for a free video training on my website: https://mvmusik.comA transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-81. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

A bedrock goal of singing is to make sure all the right notes are coming out of your mouth. But apps that claim to tell you whether you’re “in tune” can actually do more harm than good.In this episode, I explainWhat a voice-tuning app is actually measuring (spoiler alert: it’s not really your voice).How trying to match pitch with an app can introduce counter-productive tension into your body.The kind of help that can help you to hit more right notes, and to let go of the shame of missing some.How my new group class will help you develop a warm-up routine to get your unique, whole-body instrument in tune.If you'd like to join the waitlist for my group class, email me at [email protected] with GROUP in the subject line. I'll make sure you receive all the registration information as soon as it's ready.Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California.Yes, you can sound better! Opt-in for a free video training on my website: https://mvmusik.comA transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-79. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

For most of us, using our voices to speak feels effortless. But performing demands that we slow down and really understand what we’re doing and why. In this episode, I explainWhy the deliberate process of singing has to be so different from the instinctive behavior of everyday conversation.How to practice noticing and adjusting your vocal production to make performing as stress-free as possible.The freedom you unlock when you stop worrying about sounding pretty and focus on developing ease in your voice.How my new group class will help you learn to slow down in a community of purposeful voice students.If you'd like to join the waitlist for my group class, email me at [email protected] with GROUP in the subject line. I'll make sure you receive all the registration information as soon as it's ready.Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California.Yes, you can sound better! Opt-in for a free video training on my website: https://mvmusik.comA transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-78. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

Our desire to give a perfect performance will always be derailed by forces beyond our control. What if we choose instead to practice as perfectly as possible so that good performances become inevitable?In this episode, I explainWhy practicing perfectly is within our reach, and delivering a perfect performance isn’t.How practicing perfectly makes performing less stressful and our voice more reliable.How practicing perfectly teaches us to troubleshoot problems with our voice calmly, in real time, even when we’re in front of a group.How to develop a perfect practice routine of your own, with my expert guidance. [Spoiler alert: JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR MY GROUP CLASS!]If you'd like to join the waitlist for my group class, email me at [email protected] with GROUP in the subject line. I'll make sure you receive all the registration information as soon as it's ready.Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California.Yes, you can sound better! Opt-in for a free video training on my website: https://mvmusik.comA transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-78. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

When you’re preparing to practice singing or speaking, it’s great to have goals. But if you let those goals dominate your focus, you could miss other kinds of progress.In this episode, I explainWhy - and how - to pause and reflect before you dive into a practice session.How stress and time pressure interfere with the process of learning.Why it’s important to invite all of yourself to participate when you make time to practice.I’d love to know if this was helpful! Don’t hesitate to schedule a free 20-minute consultation or to reach out via email to [email protected]èle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California.Yes, you can sound better! Opt-in for a free video training on my website: https://mvmusik.comA transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-77. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.

I and my students often get "stuck" because we're afraid of "doing it wrong." The "it" could be anything.In this episode, I explainThe difference between the fear of technical, physical wrongness and the fear of being embarrassed by the way you sound.How very young children model a fearlessly playful response to failure.Warmup practices that can help you explore and expand the capabilities of your unique whole body instrument.I’d love to know if this was helpful! Don’t hesitate to schedule a free 20-minute consultation or to reach out via email to [email protected]èle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California.Yes, you can sound better! Opt-in for a free video training on my website: https://mvmusik.comA transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-76. You can subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You wherever you get podcasts. If you have a question about your voice or how you’re using it, please email [email protected]. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com.Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media.