Knowing Your Voice by Knowing Your Body: Gaby Cotter

Описание: Inside the Vocal Salon
Episode 2: Knowing Your Voice by Knowing Your BodyGuest: Gaby Cotter
What if understanding your voice begins not with sound—but with sensation?
In Episode 2 of Inside the Vocal Salon, host Michael Sean Harris is joined by movement educator, voice practitioner, and embodiment specialist Gaby Cotter for a grounding and illuminating conversation on the intimate relationship between the body and the voice.
This episode explores how body awareness, proprioception, and somatic listening can profoundly influence vocal freedom, efficiency, and expression. Gaby invites singers and teachers to move beyond purely mechanical or sound-based approaches and into a more integrated understanding of how posture, breath, tension patterns, and internal awareness shape vocal outcomes.
Together, Michael and Gaby discuss:
Why “knowing your voice” requires knowing your body
How embodied practices support healthier, more sustainable singing
The role of curiosity and self-observation in vocal development
Practical ways teachers and singers can incorporate somatic awareness into their work
This conversation is especially valuable for:
Voice teachers and vocal coaches seeking more holistic tools
Singers navigating tension, inconsistency, or vocal fatigue
Educators interested in embodiment, somatics, and whole-person pedagogy
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