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From:  "mimimemeus <mimimemeus@y...>
Date:  Fri Dec 13, 2002  2:52 pm
Subject:  Re: lack of vibrato

Thank you that would be very interesting to hear!!

-- In vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com, "arado_ge <arado_ge@y...>"
<arado_ge@y...> wrote:
> I absolutely have to reply!!!! I've had the same problem and it
was
> finally CURED by participating in masterclasses with Richard Miller
> in the summer. The sort of excercises he made me do were, for
> example, saying "I am a ghost" and doing a wobbly, ghoul sound on
the
> word "Ghost". He would also ask me to talk like an American
Preacher
> with vibrato in the voice. This helped me to really FEEL what the
> vibrato was like.
>
> Then I moved onto singing with a laugh on long notes AND doing La-a-
a-
> a-a-a-a each "a" being a sort of pulse. At first you
are "pushing"
> the vibrato but with time the muscle groups take over and the
vibrato
> begins to appear.
>
> Another trick which is supposed to help vibrato is trilling. I
have
> to admit that it never worked for me before although now that I am
> learning to trill properly, I am losing a lot of the tension I had
> previously as it is virtually impossible to produce a trill when
one
> is tense.
>
> I actually have a recording of the lesson I did with Richard
Miller.
> I'm not sure how big it is if I MP3 it but I could try and e-mail
it
> to you for a listen or put it on my website just for a week for you
> to download and see what sort of suggestions he was making? I
would
> also highly recommend reading the section on Vibrato in Miller's
> books "training soprano voices" and "Vocal Technique" (something
like
> that ...).
>
>
>
>
> -- In vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com, Naomi Gurt Lind
> <naomi@n...> wrote:
> > L wrote:
> >
> > >I have been singing for only a few years and am a 30 y.o. with
> lyric
> > >soprano qualities to my voice but only occasionally do I sing
with
> > >any vibrato. I am looking for suggestions on areas to begin
> looking
> > >for tensions that may be inhibiting vibrato. I do have a sense
that
> > >somehow I am "controlling" the voice thus not allowing vibrato
to
> be
> > >produced. The times I have sung with vibrato I haven't trusted
that
> > >it wasn't "put" there somehow, in other words not natural.
> >
> > You're probably right that tension is interfering with the
> appearance
> > of vibrato. It's my experience that tension acts as an
anesthesia
> to
> > itself -- but once I become aware of it, it's much easier to
> unlock.
> > You might consider taking some Alexander Technique or Feldenkrais
> > lessons. Both of these techniques deal in body awareness. I
have
> > experience with Alexander (fellow list member John Link has
> extensive
> > experience with Feldenkrais) and can say unequivocally that this
> work
> > is what put my voice technique over the top in terms of dealing
> with
> > lingering problems.
> >
> > Good luck!
> > Naomi Gurt Lind




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