Lots of things can and will go wrong when singing, there are so many things that have to be co-ordinated it is bound to happen. Usually the problem lies before the point in which it becomes noticeable that something has gone wrong. Yet we focus mostly on the sections that go wrong and for obvious […]
Singing is full of them: 1 Singing is easy, everybody can sing, well there are only about 3% of people who can’t sing and will never be able to learn as they have what is called amusia and as of yet there is no cure. Yet around 59% of adults identify as not being able […]
Clear diction, articulation and a good sound are very important when singing as the audience must be able to hear what you are singing about. Beautiful sound is created on the vowel and clear text is aided by use of consonants. Consonants need to be short, crisp, clear and concise as they contain no inherent […]
What do you focus on when you sing? What should you be focussing on? Are you easily distracted? Our brains are not capable of focussing on more than about 5 things at a time so you have to be selective as what gets your attention depending on what you are doing and what you want […]
Long notes require support, movement, dynamics and a sense of pulse other wise they are just boring to listen to and sing. The sound is held on the vowel and the final consonant sung as and when the MD wants that. Only sing the final consonant until the last minute. Consonants do not carry pitch […]
In order to sing fast passages so that they are clearly heard requires: tip of tongue control support (see week 5) a mouth shape that keeps the corners of the mouth from moving to far to the side look in the mirror when you sing to see what happens or place your fingers either side […]
Have you ever considered where you feel the sound you make when you sing? Which part of the mouth is it in? Is it anywhere else? Do you feel any vibrations? Where do you feel them? If your sound had a shape what shape would it have and where would it be? Depending on which […]
Before you start to sing you must have an idea of what the song is about and what it means to you. Your emotions and imagination will have an effect on the sound you produce. Look ahead; just like you would read a book, to see what will happen in that phrase and how much […]
High notes need to soar above the rest of the choir, freely, they need support from the body and space in the mouth. The soft palate must be lifted, the note must be prepared, by which I mean you must know it is coming, especially if you have just been singing lower notes as it […]
Low notes in female voices are less resonant and so less easy to hear within all the other notes being sung by the voice groups in a choir. It serves only to stress both sopranos and altos to ask one group to sing quieter and the other louder in order to just be heard. What […]
