My guess would be all those lovely "m" sounds, which help bring the
resonance forward. I have to agree about not over-opening in that range,
too. Another good exercise is a 5-4-3-2-1 scale on "nyah". That "ny" sound
has always helped me find my lower notes.
Now, with all that said, what is it with mike placement with pop singers,
where they all have to raise their chins to sing into the mike? I think it
predates MTV, and it drives me nuts to watch.
Lee Morgan
Mezzo-soprano
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From: Mezzoid@a...]
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 10:10 AM
To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vocalist] low notes
In a message dated 10/08/2001 9:00:34 AM Central Daylight Time,
info@g... writes:
<< - keep your mouth fairly closed (oval posture) while singing any notes on
the staff and particularly in the lower break (this prevents the tone from
being spread, while it should precisely be narrow and focused)
- try not to lower your chin in your chest while trying to sing these lower
notes on the break (this produces an artificial darker color in your voice,
while it simultaneously cuts the voice by 30% for the audience)
>>
Excellent suggestions -- I echo the keeping the mouth in a small position
for
that range of the voice. Chin on the chest is a bad habit many classical
singers fall into - kind of the opposite of what pop singers fall into,
since
so often they raise their heads to sing into a mike (not at the advice of
any
legitimate pop voice teachers, but because it looks cool on MTV).
And exercise I made up a few years ago for myself to go thru that lower
break, and it's silly, but I think the combination of nasal consonants and a
small mouth position is why it works:
On 5-4-3-2-1: megalomania, megalomania, megalomania, megalomania,
megalomania.
I must have been working with someone difficult at the time - don't know WHY
I was inspired to do that particular word!!
Christine Thomas
Wauwatosa, WI
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