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Gina asked:
>> Can you suggest some exercises which would specifically target agility,
>> especially for Mozart's fioratura passages? Any tips for maximizing the
>> speed of coloratura?
>>
Kate replied
> I find the following help:
> 1) Know the notes so well you don't have to think about them. To learn the
> notes, I sing the passages staccato, making sure the pitches are precise.
> When I have the notes and rhythm right, I increase the tempo, still singing
> staccato. Then, when I can't sing staccato any faster, I sing the passages
> legato working your way up to the desired tempo;
> 2) Don't try to sing a large sound in the coloratura passages;
> 3) Although you can improve your agility just by singing arias containing
> fioritura passages, you can increase your coloratura 'vocabulary' even
> faster by practicing a variey of coloratura exercises (eg. Panofka,
> Liebling, Marchesi);
> 4) Make sure your coloratura passages are just as expressive as the rest
> of the aria. (Is the coloratura expressing your flirtatiousness? happiness?
> craziness? anger?)
>
I also find Lütgen Exercises very useful.They come in 3 ranges, so basses
are not exempt! :-) Lütgen Bk2 has some Mozart and Bellini excerpts as well.
Regards
Susi
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