It sounds like you're in the hands of a good teacher! I had previously posted that perhaps you were 'doing' too much, but perhaps it is a stage that one must go through in order to establish what will then be second nature - certainly to *discover* what one must. For me singing is a rather Zen-like situation of 'having the right thing happen' rather than 'control, control, control'. john
At 15:16 05/04/00 +1000, you wrote: >Hi, Mirko here again > >I posted recently about trying to get rid of my vocal shake (or trying to >work with it and *let* it dissapear). > >I've started practising my arias at about a really slow tempo. I sing each >note fully, and wait for the natural ring to appear, however long it takes >(usually about a second). My teacher has given me Mozart's dalla sua pace >to learn (as well as Il mio tesoro, and Donzinetti's una furtiva lagrima- >what a beautiful piece!) So, with the mozart piece, I start by 1. creating >space in the throat, 2. supporting the breath, by maintaining expansion in >the space below the ribs and above the pelvic area, and 3. singing each and >every note very slowly (and at a full volume- which is very loud for me). >It seems to be working really well. I'll keep doing them really slowly for >a couple of weeks, and see what happens. >I'm also doing the tenor intro to the Messiah- comfort ye my people, which >is fantastic for sustained notes. >What do the listers think? After doing this for a while, will this process >speed up? >Does this seem like a good plan? > >Gosh, this singing stuff is so tricky. One day it's easy, next day it seems >impossible. >but as my teacher says- singing is easy when you're doing it right, but >really difficult when you're doing something wrong. > >Mirko (tenor) > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >You can win $1000! >Time-limited offer. Enter today at: >http://click.egroups.com/1/2864/3/_/_/_/954914154/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >vocalist-temporary-unsubscribe@o... > > > > John Blyth Baritone, inter alia. Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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