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From:  ODivaTina@a...
ODivaTina@a...
Date:  Wed Oct 11, 2000  11:01 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Volume (Perception of?)


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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