Are you supporting your voice when you sing? A lot of people use this term yet do not completely understand what it actually means. What is supporting what? Why should we support? How do we support? Support means to control the in-breath as well as the escaping breath to produce a richer, rounder sound using […]
Do you feel you are articulating clearly when singing? In a big group of people there will be slight variations of pronunciation of words, sometimes all members of a choir are not fully together and even if your usual speech is articulate, as a group, the words may not be heard accurately. In the space […]
Please take a look at this video and observe the abdomen of the gentlemen wearing the blue cloak. What you see is referred to as a SPLAT breath – SPLAT stands for : Singers – Please – Loosen – Abdominal Tension. Ladies in particular hold their bellies in and that creates tension which doesn’t help […]
In order to sing well your body must be properly aligned, toned (I don’t like the term relaxed as singing is a very physical activity), open and with certain muscles engaged. Breath flows in and out better through a properly aligned body. To sing well demands a lot from both our brains and bodies. When […]
Each week I will publish a short article on elements of vocal technique. Each will only require 2 minutes to read and will be followed with a relevant exercise. Singing has a lot to do with brain training. Your brain is an amazing organ – it agrees with everything you say – if you say: […]
