Does singing feel so difficult, painful, or embarrassing that you hide it from the people you love? Does speaking feel scratchy, exhausting, breathless, or forced?
It doesn't have to be that way. Your voice can sound and feel amazing, even in stressful situations. You just need to know how to use it.
Singer and voice teacher Michèle Voillequé teaches the art and science of sounding and feeling the best you can. If you love the sound of your ideas, but hate the sound of your voice, be sure to subscribe to Can’t Wait to Hear You.
The Self-Sustaining Singer Is Open For Enrollment!
The next session of The Self-Sustaining Singer is about to launch. I want to make sure you know why you should join us.
In this episode, I explain
The one-sided voice instruction I experienced as a new singer, and how it stifled my progress.
The question I always ask my students (and myself) that opens up the possibilities of learning to use your voice.
How a group singing practice can build confidence and expand the way you understand your whole body instrument.
The surprising benefits of taking a group singing class on Zoom.
If you'd like to be part of The Self-Sustaining Singer, email me at letters@mvmusik.com (mailto:letters@mvmusik.com) with GROUP in the subject line. I'll make sure you receive all the registration information.
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.com (https://mvmusik.com)
A transcript of this episode is available at mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-85. 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 letters@mvmusik.com (mailto:letters@mvmusik.com). To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com (https://www.mvmusik.com/).
Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.
The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media (https://particulatemedia.com).
25 Sept 2026
I Want to Save You Some Time (Rebroadcast)
Let's check in with Michèle from June of 2023, and the very first advice I gave on Can't Wait to Hear You. I think it holds up.
In this episode, I explain that:
Your lungs are not in your shoulders.
Using your voice is a physical activity.
The floor isn’t going anywhere.
If you'd like to join the waitlist for my group class, The Self-Sustaining Singer, email me at letters@mvmusik.com (mailto:letters@mvmusik.com) 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.com (https://mvmusik.com)
A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.mvmusik.com/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-2/ (https://www.mvmusik.com/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-2/). 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 letters@mvmusik.com. To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com (https://www.mvmusik.com/).
Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.
The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media (https://particulatemedia.com).
11 Sept 2026
The Conductor Says We’re Flat - What Do I Do?
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/ (https://www.mvmusik.com/conductor-says-were-flat/).
In this episode, I explain
Why 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 letters@mvmusik.com (mailto:letters@mvmusik.com) 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.com (https://mvmusik.com)
A 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 letters@mvmusik.com (mailto:letters@mvmusik.com). To learn more about Michèle or to subscribe to her newsletter, visit mvmusik.com (https://www.mvmusik.com/).
Our music is thanks to Katya and Ada.
The show is edited by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media (https://particulatemedia.com).
Inside a recent episode
Vocal Takeaways From The DNC
Published 30 Aug 2024 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I think you will hear none of those voices got tired in the course of their presentation. And none of those voices sounded pinched in the course of the presentation. Sometimes there was great emotionality, but I wasn't as a voice teacher worried about any of them that they were hurting themselves, or, oh, this is something their voice is going to have to recover from. Another thing you can see with the sound off, you won't see any of them breathe in a big gasping kind of way. Their shoulders are still, they're anchored in the center of their body. And they're breathing as much as they need to to say what they need to say, but they're not over inhaling, and they're not running out of breath at the ends of their sentences. […]
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