In a message dated 10/11/2000 3:35:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Shadow123@r... writes: Shadow123@r... writes:
<< I've been having a bit of a problem lately. I've been finding that how loud my voice sounds to me varies greatly from how loud it actually is. When I'm singing (which ends up mostly being in choral settings), I usually end up sounding horrendously loud to myself, but others have said that I'm quiet almost to the point of being barely audible. Is there a way to hear volume of one's own voice (sans recording equipment)? Is this an issue of support?... I'm confused, and am beginning to doubt my dynamic levels, etc. Any thoughts? >>
Yes. Your "placement" (pardon the term) is too far inward, and not frontal and out enough. You'll find that as you begin to focus your voice outside and in front of yourself, that your volume will increase tremendously. It can be a disconcerting process, because all that beautiful sound that you are hearing inside yourself is just that. . inside yourself. As you learn to project the sound out, it will seem like it is getting smaller, when in actuality it is getting bigger outside of yourself and smaller inside yourself. You will probably need a good teacher to guide you in this process. It starts with a very frontally "placed" speech focus. TinaO
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