Tasks to do:
Faye from my class suggested a vocal warm up before singing, something i’ve never considered before. I found the reason you should do vocal practices its keeps you voice strong and healthy, makes your voice sound better and protects your voice against damage and will help you extend your range more comfortably. Ill be doing this practice video every time i practice signing.
Research about singing and skills within it like vibrato, range, falsetto, chest voice and blending them together, and projection.
Vocal range Is the gap between the lowest not you can sing to the highest you can sing. This is use full so you know where your range is so you can improve on it and see if you in the range to sing a particular song you want to sing. My lowest was Eb2 and my highest was b5.
Your voice has 4 vibratory mechanisms/registers
M0- The vocal fry, the area where if you try sing really low your voice just cuts out or an airy, broken or bubbly sound.
M1- A normal area of singing most commonly known as the chest voice where you speak. And normally the more fuller singing voice
M2- The M2 or head voice/falsetto, which is the more thinner, quieter or high note singing voice.
M3- M3 is the whistle register which Mariah Carrey uses a lot in songs like “All i want for Christmas”.
The most common ones you’ll hear is M1 and M2 just because of how pure , strong and vocal it is, people can blend them together to the point you can’t even tell there doing it. Some people say head voice and falsetto are the same but there is differences as males have larger vocal folds and women have smaller ones, Males are more related with falsetto and women with head voice. Head voice is typically quieter and more clean and connected, but Falsetto is a louder and fuller sound, but not getting confused with chest voice which is a lot louder and is the maximum power from the vocals.
This video helped a lot, it teaches you to control the amount squeeze your channeling or supporting the air as you slide up or down your voice. Also teaches for when your going from chest to head sing with your nose as well your throat as a lot of singers (me) push it all through the throat which causes a lot of strain on the throat too and is not as clear.
Vocal projection is to do with volume but projection is more how far you can concentrate your vocals, most of the volume is produced in your head and not your throat which isn’t what you want, you want a more fluid and focused projection instead of how loud it sounds in your head which is actually just a build up of sound instead of it all leaving your mouth.
Practice grace and learn the lyrics (lyrics below)
here’s the moon asking to stay
Long enough for the clouds to fly me away
Well it’s my time coming, I’m not afraid
Afraid to die
My fading voice sings of love
But she cries to the clicking of time
Oh, time
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
Fire
And she weeps on my arm
Walking to the bright lights in sorrow
Oh, drink a bit of wine, we both might go tomorrow
Oh, my love
And the rain is falling
And I believe my time has come
It reminds me of the pain I might leave
Leave behind
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
Fire
(It reminds me of the pain) I might leave
Leave behind
And I feel them drown my name
So easy to know and forget with this kiss
I’m not afraid to go
But it goes so slow, ooh-oh
Wait in the fire, wait in the fire
Oh-oh-oh!
(Wait in the fire, wait in the fire) yeah, yeah, ooh
(Wait in the fire, wait in the fire)
(Wait in the fire, wait in the fire)
- Practice Little wing vocals and structure them to fit with the Stevie ray Vaughan live version.
Well she’s walking through the clouds
With a circus mind
That’s running wild
Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams
And-a fairly tales
That’s all she ever thinks about
Riding with the wind
When I’m sad she comes to me
With a thousand smiles
She gives to me free
“It’s alright”, she says
It’s alright
Take anything you want from me
(Take anything)
Anything
Fly on, little wing