Episode 82

Does Style Matter When We're Warming Up?

Published on: 31st July, 2026

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 explain

  • Why 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 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

A 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 letters@mvmusik.com. 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.

Transcript

A transcript of this episode is available at https://mvmusik.com/blog/cant-wait-to-hear-you-episode-82.

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About the Podcast

Can't Wait to Hear You
with Michèle Voillequé
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.