Another Karaoke. I hope you
enjoy it. Self critique: I
need to work on my pitch
stability, particularly toward
the trailing end of notes. I
don't always land in the
center and exit smoothly.
There are also some awkward
breaths. I think correct
technique is to inhale through
the nose, which I don't.
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Another Karaoke. I hope you
enjoy it. Self critique: I
need to work on my pitch
stability, particularly toward
the trailing end of notes. I
don't always land in the
center and exit smoothly.
There are also some awkward
breaths. I think correct
technique is to inhale through
the nose, which I don't.
[Multiple replies have
corrected this assertion]. I
also need to find a slightly
crisper balance of
enunciation. Too much
enunciation sounds forced. But
this is a little bit far in
the other direction. About six
pitches were digitally
corrected by about half a
semitone.***[Someone on
Myspace wrote me a great
letter about this and I
thought I'd repost it with
permission]I watched the
'Edelweiss' video. First of
all, you did a lovely job and
I personally enjoy that song
very much.Here's a few things
for you to try out:Your first
sung word, 'Edelweiss'. Try
singing 'Edelweiiiiii' and
don't add the 's' just yet.
Keep your mouth open, jaw
relaxed, and let the sound
flow out. This can also be
done on many other
words.Singing is so much
different than speaking,
especially in English because
of all the dipthongs and
tripthongs. Again, I'll use
the name 'Edelweiss' as an
example.The third syllable,
weiss, has two vowel sounds
'ah' and 'i' (as in 'ski').
Always in singing you want to
hold the first vowel longer,
and add the second one at the
very end.Like if you were to
sing 'I'. You'd want to sing
'Ahhhi' instead of 'Ayiieeee'.
Making sense?I noticed this
also on the word 'Bright', so
trying singing 'Brigh', again,
keeping your mouth open so you
don't close down and sing
'Brigheet'. (:Also, what you
might want to try is bringing
the sound more forward. What I
mean by that is we don't want
to it to sound like you're
swallowing the sound, we want
it to be nice and crisp,
seeming to almost be coming
out between your eyes.How we
can try is by lifting your top
lip while you sing. What it
does is it has you focus on
the area in front of your
mouth instead of way in the
back. It will look funny, but
trust me, it helps. Try it in
a mirror. You should be able
to see your top teeth. It also
helps me to make swirly
gestures with my hands along
musical phrases.One more thing
I'll leave you with is the
'invisible glass of water.'
What I want you to do is
pretend you have a glass of
water in your hand and 'drink'
it. You should feel your soft
palate lift. You may even
yawn, it's normal. It's good
to have that space there while
you're singing. It helps with
resonance and pitch.Hehe, I'm
yawning thinking about it.Just
try these few exercises out
and let me know how it goes.
(: I'd be glad to help you any
time if you have any questions
or want my input.One more
thing, I just wanted to let
you know that you have an
amazing classical voice and
great stage presence.

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