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Jul 14 06 7:41 PM

Re: whistle

I listened to the Lip Rolls, and yep, that's falsetto. You're really trying way too hard, especially as you go higher. If you have to try harder to go higher, something is not right.

Here's something that should help: On the Lip Rolls, for instance, try making it more like a dopey "Uhh" sound like you can hear Brett talking about on the SS program. It should help relax your muscles, get you into head voice instead of falsetto, and you won't have to work so hard. ...Really. :D

I'll listen to some more of the clips...

By the way, I'm sorry if I just sound like I'm being a critic... I am trying to help. So, anway, Tongue Trills. To me it sounds like you're doing the Tongue Trills in the way that Brett says not to do them: The sort of breathy, "th" way instead of the cleaner, "d" way. Have you ever rolled your "r"s? The Tongue Trill should be the same thing except that it might be more "d"ish instead of "r"ish.

Hope that makes sense. ;)

Hmm... The nays... Yeah, you're right, the cry isn't correct. Looks like you're doing all the things that I was doing. I have a suggestion: If you haven't been, make sure to eat healthily especially before vocalizing. Sure, if you eat some chicken, maybe wait an hour, then do your singing excercises, then later have some ice cream or something, then that should be fine. But, try not to eat any unhealthy things before practicing. Oh, also, no dairy products before vocalizing. Trust me, eating healthily helps. I can't practice correctly if I had eaten something unhealthy recently. :\ And, water is what you should drink during practice. ;)

Maybe I'll be able to post some recordings of me doing some singing excercises tomorrow. :)