What makes a good voice?

What is a good voice? What does that mean to you?

In my teaching experience everyone has a different idea of what is a good voice, yet there is one that stands out and everyone agrees with it: an open, communicative and honest voice! 
A daring voice, voice of your own! 

The voice is a sound mirror of what is happening in your whole body. If you are holding, over-tensing your muscles, forcing in any possible way in order to achieve that desired result the voice just won't be there in its fullest.

A great number of people tend to hold whilst having a performance or delivering a speech or giving a presentation for an audience, some even can 'hide' in the techniques they've learnt. 

Put yourself in the shoes of your audience, think back of the concerts you've been to, did you attend those to enjoy or to criticise the singer/band? When the singer/speaker is true to what (s)he says the audience will forgive any mistake or shortcomings. 

So, stop being a critic and go use your voice, sing, explore!
Being conscious of the way you use your voice on a daily basis, including when you are not singing or using your stage voice, that is what makes a good voice.

Of course there are many ingredients one has to add to a 'good voice': listening, pitch control, breath management, intention, and many more.

This next series of 'uSing your voice well's blogging I'll talk a bit about each and every ingredient that makes a good voice, so stay tuned and please feel free to leave your comment.