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 Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:00 pm
I've been a member of this guild for a while, but have only lurked. (If you're interested.) Anyways, I'm Masq and you're all such nice people. <3
DISREGARDING THE INTRODUCTION...
I'm in the musical Footloose, I've got a large part, but my voice is somewhat softer and quieter than I'd like it.
I have a friend who suggested I act like I'm singing out of a horn on my head (like Unicorn- supposedly it helps project?) and as always- sing with the diaphragm.
Any other suggestions? Techniques? Feel free to post here or pm.
And I apologize profusely if this is in the wrong place. D:
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:01 pm
sing with the music louder than you sing. Naturally, to hear yourself, you'll sing louder (don't forget to support it though)
Then, start turning down the music lower, but keep your voice at the same strength.
that's what I did and it seemed to work.
I also pretend I'm singing for someone in the audience, or that no one's even there and I'm by myself. *shrug*
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:35 am
make sure you direct your voice to a specific spot. ex: direct your voice the back wall of the audotorium and make it bounce back against the wall so you can hear. Open your mouth and breathe while making sure you have the correct posture. and Sing like no one's listening. Somehow that helps a lot of people to sing louder.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:40 pm
make sure you make a lot of space in your mouth, as if you were yawning. and try not to "shout-sing" or you can hurt your voice.
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:51 pm
The singing out of your head is hugely helpful - I imagine a hole drilled right above my eyes that the sound comes out of. And if you can get away with it while acting, try starting with your eyes closed (for at least a couple rehearsals). That might help reinforce whatever you're trying to tell yourself (there's nobody there, etc). I know it helps me.
I personally don't recommend the yawning bit, because I always make myself yawn doing that XD But hey, to each their own. And good luck!
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 4:15 pm
animekiti4christ make sure you direct your voice to a specific spot. ex: direct your voice the back wall of the audotorium and make it bounce back against the wall so you can hear. Open your mouth and breathe while making sure you have the correct posture. and Sing like no one's listening. Somehow that helps a lot of people to sing louder. My teacher always said sing like there's a cute boy in the back row that you want to impress. ^O^ That's worked for me many times.
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:55 pm
angelofmusic24 animekiti4christ make sure you direct your voice to a specific spot. ex: direct your voice the back wall of the audotorium and make it bounce back against the wall so you can hear. Open your mouth and breathe while making sure you have the correct posture. and Sing like no one's listening. Somehow that helps a lot of people to sing louder. My teacher always said sing like there's a cute boy in the back row that you want to impress. ^O^ That's worked for me many times. haha they told us that too. and to get us to use a lot of facial expressions they would tell us to pretend you are flirting with they guy you like/love who is in the backrow or balcony. it helps me. ^^
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:34 pm
Pratice Practice Practice. My choir teacher says it takes approximitly 30 days to establish a habit vocally while doing so continually, and thats just one good habit. Posture, vowels, breathing, expression, consonates, exc. are all crazy important so the best way to get stronger as a vocalist is to practice as often as possible without holding back. Sing like your amazing already and no one can hear you all the while thinking about things like what I mentioned earlier. Confidence is key. Vocal performance is mental as well as physical. Trust in yourself to be able to achive your goal and work like crazy to get there.
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:05 pm
i usually just blast a song i love that has a strong singer(rent,dreamgirls,etc.)and sing as loud as the music is cause most times the case is that thats how loud it is in reality.then i will slowly turn the music down while holding a loud longnote and stay with it and it seems to work
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:26 pm
Yeah, that crazy unicorn-hole-in-your-head can really work; but beyond that, breath support. It's easier to get lots and lots of volume if you can put lots of breath into it. That could just be me, though. I like being loud. whee
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:34 pm
Tighten your diaphram to get more sound out and just keep doing warm ups.
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:17 pm
Pick a place in the back and sing so those people can here you. I always look at the director, but also look past as far as I can see an imagine my voice caring out to that place in the back.
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:01 pm
Lots and lots and LOTS of breathing exercises. I recently started to swim a lot, which helped with breathing, and I got much stronger. Use your diaphragm a LOT.
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:43 pm
Consonants.
Consonants consonants consonants.
I'm in the same boat, soft-ish voice, in a performance setting. I tried alot of stuff, but emphasizing the consonants over the vowels works really well.
Guh, buh, zuh, kuh, etc.
:B
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:45 pm
 ♥ It's all air support.
The confidence comes after that. ♥
♥ Pink99Chick (Lady Pinksalot Taco Ranger)
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