Singing in the Present Moment: Renee Maranan on Grounding, Agency, and Sensory Awareness

Host Tessa welcomes singing teacher and certified life coach Renee Maranan to the Singer’s Guide podcast and asks what she wishes all singers knew.   Renee says singers often treat the voice as a snapshot tied to the past or future, but the voice exists only in the present, and its current state is fleeting, deserving both appreciation and perspective.   She emphasises that limitations today may change tomorrow and that singers have agency and responsibility to shape their voices through training, voice care, and lifestyle choices.   Renee describes how she helps students ground themselves by listening and validating feelings after difficult performances, clarifying future goals into tangible plans and exercises, and building sensory awareness by asking how singing feels in the body. She shares where listeners can find her online.   00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro   01:35 The Big Question   03:46 Your Voice Is Now   07:51 Agency and Appreciation   13:20 Host Reflection and Follow Up   15:11 Grounding Singers in Lessons   21:50 Sensory Awareness Practice   23:58 Where to Find Renee   25:18 Final Thanks and Goodbye   FIND RENEE:  

Renee Maranan is a vocal instructor, voice teacher trainer, and certified life coach. She has over 25 years of experience as a vocal instructor and has been serving the Institute for Vocal Advancement as one of its most sought-after educators, having mentored and taught hundreds of IVA teachers through core classes, electives, and over 300 hours of private lessons over the past seven years. She is trained and certified as a life coach through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching, and currently holds an Associate Certified Coach accreditation through the International Coaching Federation. Her coaching clients have included artists, animators, actors, social workers, entrepreneurs, a New York Times bestselling children's book author and illustrator, and of course, singers and voice teachers. 

  Renee Maranan, ACC Vocal Instructor and Voice Teacher Educator Certified Professional Life Coach www.reneemaranan.com​ https://www.instagram.com/reneemaranan/    

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