Hello, everyone!
Before I start talking about my problems, I'd like to express my
deepest gratitude to our sisters Isabelle and Karen who have saved us
from isolation!
I have studied singing for nearly a year and a half, and though the
construction of my voice is going on slowly but surely, there are
still about a million bad habits to get rid off.
My new teacher has been trying to get more "ping" in my rather
muffled voice for the last weeks. During the last lesson, she
discovered that whenever I want to achieve a better placement for my
voice, especially in notes that are high for me, I blow up my
nostrils, thus making the sound even duller and tinier. When she told
me to forget about my nostrils, things worked wonderfully: my voice
gained high and low frequencies at the same time, the pronunciation
was clearer and more natural. Alas, it lasted only for five minutes!
Against my will, I went back to my old way of singing, only now it's
worse than before. I'm not so worried about that backlash - I suppose
everybody went through this kind of experience. What I'd like to know
is whether anybody has ever noticed that correlation between a
muffled, small sounding voice and tension in the nostrils? Or is it
just me and my anatomy?
If this question is familiar to any of you I'd appreciate to share
your knowledge with me!
Jan
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