THE VOICE UNBOUND℠ STORY
MONICA SCHOBER
I spent
over 30 YEARS,
vast sums of MONEY, countless TEARS
and immense ENERGY
diligently applying technique,
attitude adjusting,
and redoubling my efforts
with
master voice teachers ...
IT FEELS SO GOOD
to SING and SPEAK with the
EASE,
CONFIDENCE
and
CAPACITY
that I longed for in the past.
...IN SEARCH OF
the CONSISTENT
STABILITY, STAMINA and VOCAL QUALITY
I need to perform at the level
I dreamed of and now know is mine to command.
The
CAREER STALLING VOCAL COMPROMISE
after every lesson, master class, rehearsal or performance
was
soul crushing.
(I was even told
that my ego was the barrier to the voice I knew was mine to enjoy and share!)
It became clear
that
HOW I AM DESIGNED
and
TRADITIONAL VOCAL TECHNIQUES
are
OUT OF ALIGNMENT
with each other.
In a culture where the teacher is the unquestioned expert, I had to find the
COURAGE TO SEARCH
"OUTSIDE THE BOX"
to explore my experience through
other modalities.
I discovered
MY BODY IS HYPERMOBILE.
In my research I could find
NOTHING
for
VOICE TEACHERS ABOUT HYPERMOBILITY
and
HOW IT AFFECTS VOCAL PRODUCTION.
When I brought up
hyper-mobility
as a possible factor
in my vocal struggles,
I was met with
blank stares.
I began to notice
how MANY VOCALISTS
have similar issues to mine.
I watched them STRUGGLE through
master-classes,
behind podiums
and on stages
with similar symptoms
of
DISFUNCTION
and DISCOMFORT.
As I watched and listened, I could feel my body mirroring what was going on in theirs.
I could feel the places where disfunction was happening
and
I could feel their frustration and hopelessness.
I could hear and feel what was possible and I couldn't do anything about it.
I'd been living with my own despair.
I couldn't live with theirs.
IT WAS TIME TO GET TO THE SOURCE OF
what is clearly
A
WIDESPREAD PROBLEM
among people who use their voices to tell their story,
to sing their song,
and to make their point.
It took
sifting through the
limited and disjointed information
that IS available on hyper-mobility...
... and integrating that information into my own vocal work...
... to identify the GAPS IN HOW WE TALK ABOUT VOCAL SUPPORT
The result
is our work together at
VOICE UNBOUND℠
- a synthesis of
HYPERMOBILITY
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
and
VOCAL TECHNIQUE
to create a shift in the vocal support workload,
unbinding
and
RELEASING
THE POWER AND BEAUTY
OF YOUR UNIQUE SOUND
while preserving
the freshness of your voice over time.
Here at VoiceUnbound.com you'll find information about hyper-mobility, what it is and how it may be affecting your life and your voice. There's a preliminary STANDARDIZED TEST to see if you may have hypermobile joints. You may be surprised to find out HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HYPERMOBILITY even though they think they are the stiffest, least flexible people on earth.
I invite you to explore
the information available here on this site
and to contact me .
Let's address your specific concerns and challenges.