Hi,
I finally found my rep, my fach, and my teacher. I am a dramatic soprano and I have a great teacher. Luv the stuffings out of this person and respect her too. So what's up, you ask? My teacher has me keep my voice forward but "dark" which really means "round." When I listen to myself on recordings, it seems I have a brilliant quality on top. I dream of being able to have more warmth in top. I have checked all the technical things that I know of to make sure I am singing correctly. I make sure the tongue is not retracted, jaw isn't locked or stiff, I am supporting, not spreading my mouth position, the palate is up, body in good alignment. It just seems that I have a lot of penetrating power and not too much "float". Part of the technique I have been taught is not to "lift". No lifting cheeks or smiling or lifting the lips off the teeth. The breath style is "lean out" though I don't push out all the time. I find on top I stop pushing out/down and let the abdominals come in and up. I have been taught low larynx, open throat and one voice all the way up, no registers or adjusting anything for the top. All works well, very reliably and I am happy, but I want prettier high notes. There's good spin in the tone- no wobble and no glaring technical things going on. Am I just asking for too much here or can I get a prettier, rounder, clearer tone? Not to say that it is breathy, which it isn't. One thing that occurred to me is pressure on the base of the tongue. What would that sound like in the sound? What would that feel like? Could the vowel AWE in the top cause this and would AE as in CAT be better without spreading the mouth into a smile? We're talking minor, minor adjustments here cause not a lot is wrong. I also carry like mad- you can hear me in Timbuktu. Maybe when I am on the stage it will correct itself, but right now the venues I sing in are all small. I have been told not to sing so loud (NOT by my teacher), but I can't help it. If I sing "correctly", it's just loud. What do you knowledgeable people think? I am just being picky but I want to be perfect!
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