Today I would like to talk about the way to attack tones, when you are singing. There are some tones that need to be attacked gently in songs. We have all sung songs where we need to attack tones in a lighter manner than usual.
Proper breathing is the main foundation for all quality sound production from the human voice. Inhalation is important as I have explained before, however, exhalation is what makes the actual sound ,as the exhaled air passes over the vocal cords
The more we prepare ourselves to do the very best possible, that we can, for Him the better we will be able to do just that. An athlete exercises in every way he knows how to improve his abilities to bring honor to the team that he is a part of, to make it a winning team
I happen to be one who believes that what I do for the Lord should be better than what I do anywhere else, and I should prepare myself to make the utmost of the talent that the Lord has endowed me with, in order that I can minister for Him
All breathing is natural, but when you sing you need to take advantage of the most natural, although somewhat less obvious, parts of breathing that enhance your ease of singing, tone quality, and duration of time that you can sing without wearing out
What is CORRECT POSTURE for singing WHEN YOU ARE SEATED? I know that this will not affect a lot of you during performances. However, it could when you are rehearsing for a choir number, depending on your director’s methods during rehearsal
I recommend to practice singing a song and your warmups at least once or twice a week in front of a mirror and watch your posture closely to analyze how you feel when you are doing it correctly and to duplicate that feeling in your body when you are singing on stage
The things that I will be writing in this column will be all information that I have studied over the years as well as during my college work prior to my joining the Stamps in 1971. These are things that I have found, through study and trial on the stage
The voice is a powerful tool that God chooses to use and what a blessing it is when it is our voice that has been chosen. Along with the calling comes a great responsibility
I discovered that one of the things that kept some of the students from singing well was their insecurity
This month I feel impressed to talk about what makes a good vocal coach or instructor
Three things cause stage fright, not being musically secure, not being vocally secure, and egotism
