How different generations respond to the concept of “passing” in Living IncogNegro?

Different generations respond to the concept of “passing“. I talk about this in Living IncogNegro Something that the older generations are likely to be aware of, there’s been a shame associated with “passing” that gets stuffed into the next generation and stuffed into the next generation.  So it’s something that hasn’t been able to evolve […]

Life Lessons from early on in Theater

Life Lessons from early on in Theater When I first started off as a performer, this was way back in school, nobody could hear me.  It’s really ironic that I ended up becoming a voice teacher and helped other people learn that, among other things, if your voice is powerful and vibrant, it’s important. It […]

Looking for vocal warm-up and cool down exercises? Ask a Voice Coach for tips.

Looking for vocal warm-up and cool down exercises? Ask Voice Coach Gin Hammond for tips. So I’m a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice technique voice work, which is a voice modality. That’s taught at all the big schools like NYU and Yale school of drama and internationally too. One of the things that I’ve found is […]

How performing in theater and being a parent help each other out

One of the biggest things I ever got out of acting was it helped me step out from behind the mask. When I started [acting] around junior high, I was so shy and I loved acting because I was able to hide behind it. But then I really started to care about that art form […]