Rachel: I'm sure this will elicit some giggles, but I honed my trill skills using the exercise in the old Vaccai book. I wasn't trying to improve my trills, just doing the exercise en route to looking for fun exercises for my students. It really did whip me into shape though. It's also a charming little agility vocalise, so even if it doesn't work for your trills, it's not a total waste of time. Start slowly on syllables, like deedle-eedle-eedle, then sing it on words. Good luck - trills are fun! Laura [Laura Sharp] (SNIP) I've just started learning how to trill, and wondering if any of you have any tips for mastering it. My teacher has me singing 1/2 step intervals, starting slowly, then gradually speeding up. Whenever I do this, it sounds clumsy and awful (kind of like a wimpy, uneven Tarzan sound), and I get really frustrated soon after I start practicing it. Am I doing something wrong, or is this something it takes years and years of practice to get right? |