Singing Success Vocal Technique (Archive #3)

I like my voice and all the technical issues that come along with it!

feeds@yuku.com (confused) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:41:45 GMT

I can never fail to improve then

lol

Peace

Suggestions for some Therapeutic Exercises (from SS)

feeds@yuku.com (confused) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:09:07 GMT

You know those days where you're just experimenting and you abuse your voice...?

I know rest, water, and sleep are all key, but what exercises specifically from SS can contribute to getting rid of tightness/oversqueezing from abuse?

- lip rolls? wees? humming? squeaky edge sounds?

please share

hello im new here^_^

feeds@yuku.com (Joey Boy) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:21:53 GMT

could you all please help me how to use the SS program?.. im definitely confused.. T_T.. tnx a lot..

Breathing....is this right?

feeds@yuku.com (leonetha) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:40:15 GMT

My voice teacher had me do this excercise:

Do a push up against the wall, and as i am getting back away from the wall i exhale HARD on a sssssss

I thought,. form what i read on Date`s posts that it should be the oposit - that we shouldn`t let the diafragm collape - because if you exhale forcefully - what happenes is that it goes IN!!

eh, TIRED of that *%%!. She is nice. and overall the lessons DO teach me things . I payed for 4 lessons with her - i have 2 left. I...

Question about SS exercises and Strong/loud voice

feeds@yuku.com (reazy) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:48:43 GMT

Hi there, have recently bought SS (about 3 months before) I have basically done Exercise 1, humming and exercise 2 , liprolls for about 2 months daily. I have noticed some progress and that my voice Quality and range has imrpoved. Now to my questions

1. For how long time should I do one exercise untill I go to the next one?, If I do go to the next one do I have to repeat the ones I did beforre that all the time, or can I just go on to the next ? After how long?

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Returning to Singing Success, where do I continue? Help appreciated =]

feeds@yuku.com (Napilopez) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:14:59 GMT

Hey guys, I often check out whats going on in the forums, post once or twice, but things have been tough for me lately, and singing once again is my escape. I would typically vocalize here and then with stuffies I already knew, but now I feel its time for me to get seriously back into this. I'm wondering, where do I go from here? I believe I was around CD 5 when I left off, although I do recall having delved a bit back into CD4 sometimes and a bit into CD6.

Let me give you a...

Any good exercises (in SS) for finding a light voice in the B3-F#4 range?

feeds@yuku.com (confused) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:45:09 GMT

Hello,

As of right now, I'm unable to sing anything (still!) but I feel like I don't have the foundation (light singing). So, I was wondering if there are any effective exercises for finding the "blended" light coordination. I guess in the B3-F#4 range, it's like a light chest/light mix - a lot of head coordinated into it such it's usable at low - medium volumes and sounds like a "natural" voice instead of distinctly head voice or distinctly chest...

Out of curiousity... how does your singing compare to your speech?

feeds@yuku.com (Napilopez) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:01:56 GMT

The thread title really says it all. I mean it both in terms of tonality, and in diction or any other factors you may want to discuss. Dor example, I've noted how much clearer my enunciation generally is when speaking. I'm known amongst my friends for often mumbling my words, speaking with a slight slur, or at least in English. My Spanish has always been much clearer, although I'm fluent in both languages and have an unusual accent in neither. I'm guessing because Spanish...

help me please

feeds@yuku.com (wilsiddall) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:02:13 GMT

Im doing a show at college The Moulin Rouge playing the argentinian.
this character sings in a very low growly style voice and when im singing his main song the tango de la Roxanne its doing way to much damage to my throat and i cant complete it witut my voice reverting to my normal style voice.
can you give me any advice on what i can do?
thanks wilx

Connection & Chest Presence on Lower Middle Range B3-E4

feeds@yuku.com (confused) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:49:31 GMT

I understand that nays and mums help get on loud sounds. But, how do you get a "full voice" in B3-E4 that has a lot of head in it, enough chest presence to be "identified" as chest voice? Are there any exercises for getting the connected chest voice (with a lot of head in it) at a relatively low volume (maybe around speaking volume or even a little lower).

does mumming a song reveal a singer's timbre?

feeds@yuku.com (confused) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:39:06 GMT

chicken mcnuggets

Question about something

feeds@yuku.com (confused) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:42:24 GMT

Hey, I recorded a 10-sec clip of a mum and when I listen to it on a low volume on my computer, it sounds like a thin, heady sound and when I listen to it on a high volume, it sounds like a chestier sound. Which one is the real sound???? I'm so confused...

Question - Nays & Chest Presence

feeds@yuku.com (confused) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:59:25 GMT

Can someone who is knowledgeable tell if super whiny "nays" help develop chest presence in the first bridge area and up?

Average amount of time per day..........

feeds@yuku.com (Simone) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:30:27 GMT

Hi I am Simone and I am 17. I am definitely a beginner when it comes to singing. I have been wanting to sing for as long as I can remember but my family has always told me I sucked. Now, I don't believe I am tone deaf, I just have a lot of problem with strain and technique. I have playing music in band at school for about 7 years so I feel that I have a decent ear when it comes to pitch. Unfortunately, I just couldn't ever show that when singing. So I went looking for an answer...

Can Someone Post a Tutorial to CD6 - Last Exercise

feeds@yuku.com (confused) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:46:41 GMT

On CD6, I just can't do the sustained Ah's at all. It just sounds wrong. It sounds shaky, strainy, heady, and no vibrato. Can someone who has mastered (or can do with ease) show me how I can even approach go about doing this exercise? I can do all the other exercises on the CD.

Thanks,

confused

Heavy Mix Co-ordination

feeds@yuku.com (Daz) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:25:20 GMT

Hi,

I have been using SS for a few years now and am really happy with my voice wrt staying connected through my range. But like most here, I can't grasp that next step of how to get a chestier mix and head voice. I have little problems singing songs and staying connected but as I move into mix and head it is still soft and 'girlish'.

I have been reading through just about every topic here and want to know if I am on the right track to understanding how to find a...

just a question out of curiosity

feeds@yuku.com (confused) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:51:35 GMT

how do voice teachers tell the difference between

1) lyric tenors and lyric baritones
2) lyric baritones and lyric basses

just curious,,, i'm sure teachers have decent ears, but are there any specific attributes that show a clear distinction?

Liprolls Madness

feeds@yuku.com (parafreak) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:58:02 GMT

Hi guys. I have some questions about liprolls. Firstly, whenever I do the liprolls, my larynx will start going up no matter how much I try to stop it. Is that okay? Should I just continue doing the liprolls with a high larynx or do I just do it in the range where my larynx doesnt go up? Also, about that doopey sound being applied to the liprolls, what is its purpose? Is it to prevent a high larynx or just to make sure the sound produced isn't airy? Many thanks.

lowering larynx

feeds@yuku.com (iwillsurvive) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:27:50 GMT

I've been doing the mum mums faithfully for quite awhile, and i realised that the reason why they aren't really successful is because of the high larynx.

Does anyone know of exercises to lower the larynx, or keep the larynx muscles from not moving, as i move up higher in pitch?

replacing the nays?

feeds@yuku.com (adambaritone) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:20:08 GMT

hey guys!
I've been away from singing for a while and started to work with SS again the other day!
so for some reason I tried to sing "KAY KAY KAY" instead of NAY but with the same nasty sound. It felt like the kays gave me a little more connection. so I'm wondering if its okay to replace the nays with kays fpr a while?

/ Jnas