You said-"However, sometimes in the process of moving from an
inability
to sing with vibrato (which once was me) to singing with an
attractive vibrato
(which is now me), one might pass through a stage with an
unattractive vibrato
(which I did)."
How did you achieve this. I am in that position ritght now and am
wondering about any exercises or anything that would be helpful.
L.
--- In vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com, <peggyh@i...> wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 11:50:11 EST pacergirlkristi@w... wrote:
>
> > My voice has never had any vibrato qualities
> > until I begin pushing it further
> > than I really should. I truthful prefer the
> > legato (pardon spelling) sound. I
> > guess that my question is Is vibrato something
> > that all classically trained
> > singers should strive for or is it just
> > personal preference?
> > Kristi
>
> I think the book answer is that the goal for classical vocal
training is for
> your voice to be able to do whatever you want it to, in a healthy
manner,
> within the limits of your instrument. And classical vocal training
assumes
> that any healthy voice is capable of producing an attractive-
sounding vibrato.
>
> That said, it is possible that you do sing with vibrato under normal
> circumstances, but you are not aware of it. For example, I have
heard singers
> in class situations who say that they are singing without vibrato,
and but I
> hear a vibrato; a minimal, non-distracting vibrato.
>
> Some singers hear other singers who have a very wide vibrato, a
very fast
> vibrato or an uneven vibrato, and believe that's the "vibrato" that
classical
> singing teachers want their students to strive for. Which is NOT
the case in
> my experience. However, sometimes in the process of moving from an
inability
> to sing with vibrato (which once was me) to singing with an
attractive vibrato
> (which is now me), one might pass through a stage with an
unattractive vibrato
> (which I did).
>
> Also, in my own singing, when I attempt to sing with a straight
tone, without
> vibrato, I sometimes tend to sing under pitch the , because I
haven't
> copmletely mastered the technique of singing a straight tone that's
in tune.
>
> However, other singers can easily sing a beautiful in-tune straight
tone. And
> there are many types of singing (such as early music, or British
church choir
> music) that place a high value on that ability. So if that's you,
and that's
> the kind of music you like to sing, then you need not change a
thing!
>
> But if you want to sing romantic opera, you will want to acquire a
vocal
> technique that includes a full, attractive, vibrato.
>
> Good luck, whichever way you choose to go.
>
> Peggy
>
> Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
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