Недавно получил письмо от Брета, может, кому будет интересно.
Dear Vandroiy,
Welcome to the 'Vocal Tip of the Week' Newsletter!
After working with thousands of singers, hearing their troubles,
challenges, etc., I have concluded that my supposed 'genius' is
NOT so much 'genius' at all! It is instinct that comes mostly
from shear repetition and experience.
I've seen (heard) the same troubles from so many singers that
I often know what they will say before they say it!
So let this week's tip be one that addresses one of the biggies:
THE DREADED 'VOCAL BREAK' (or 'MY VOICE CRACKS!')
'Why does my voice 'break,' once I reach a certain point in my
range when I try to sing higher?' (And the infinitely more
interesting question: 'Can I get past that point?')
Here's the story...I'll bet I know you even though I don't know
you. If you go to a keyboard right now, I bet I can predict
where your break is (give or take 2 notes). This is not because
of magic. It is because, though voices sound very differently
from one another, they are *designed* very much the same.
If you are a male (and not a bass or baritone), you will be
able to sing comfortably up to about E, F, or F# above middle C.
Then it gets hairy. You start to feel it when you reach the E, then
if you keep going, you probably REALLY feel it by F# or G!
GO TRY IT RIGHT NOW--
I'll wait>>>
Well, was I right?
OK, ladies, you will find the same thing happens to you about
one octave above the males. Try it and see.
This is what we call the first 'bridge'. Your voice is indicating that
it's time to 'shift gears'. Your vocal cords will just close off some
of their vibrating length (like fretting a guitar) if they are allowed to.
Most singers who are experiencing a break at this point, are
hearing their voice give up the tension all at once, slipping into
what we know as 'falsetto', which is a defense mechanism for
the vocal cords. To bridge this gap, we use a weird sound.
TRY this simple exercise:
Put your fingertips on your lower jaw line and lift your cheeks up
a little, pushing them slightly forward toward your lips. (If you're
doing this right, the cheeks should kind of 'gather' forward,
causing your lips to pooch out loosely).
Now, without making a tone, blow air through your lips, making
the 'I'm tired' sound (they should flap against one another rapidly
like a horses lips).
I KNOW THIS IS STUPID, but if you've never done this, you're
about to experience a break-through!
Now make a VERY DOPEY tone while blowing the air through
your lips again (It will sound like B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B, except VERY
DOPEY). The tone should sound like Stallone when he says
'Yo, Adrien!'
Now, while making that sound, start just below middle C and
sing up the scale to your normal break note, then back down.
Then, start a note higher than you started, and go a note higher
than before, and return. Once again, start yet another note
higher, going another note higher and return.
You should have gone a full 2 notes higher than you've been
able to go without breaking!
The normal mistake many people make at this point: NOT
SOUNDING DOPEY enough! The DOPEY sound is coming from
lowering the voice-box (where your vocal cords are). This forces
you NOT to strain for the higher notes!
I recognize that this doesn't 'fix' everything, because you don't
want to sing like Stallone!
However, if you did this exercise right, you finally felt what your
vocal cords are supposed to do when going through the bridge.
There are several other exercises that, when used together,
will get your tone normalized while keeping the strain off your
cords. But we'll have to get to those in future 'Tips' Newsletter
issues.
If you are having trouble with this exercise and need to see it
demonstrated, just go watch the free online lesson. You'll need
the password to see it. Password: sing
It's now at this link:
http://www.singingsuccess.com/free_voice_lesson.htmОчень забавное видео, посмотрите.Keep singing,
Brett Manning
Сообщение отредактировал Vandroiy - Apr 19 2006, 11:16
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Oct 12 2004, 19:36
