Dear Mary Beth and list,
(Mary Beth,) your mail took a few hours of my sleep. I must admit, I was defending myself, because the idea that I was still doing things wrong really made me feel quite unpleasant. I tried what you said, and it worked. Then I spend a lot of time, listening to the recording of my concert and trying to remember what I've been doing.
Now I think you really helped me to understand what it was, that I still did not like in my singing: there was some kind of restlessness in many middle and lower notes, and the tone-quality also varied: the restless notes are also less beautiful. I think now this is because I have been (over-)supporting many of the lower and middle notes and even pressed them sometimes.
The funny thing is, that I also do it right many times, mostly when singing fast and when changing pitches fast. (That is what gives me also a very pleasant feeling while singing, probably because I don't have the time to mess things up!).
To get things straight: when we forget about the pp, and just talk about mf, am I right, when I assume that the lower octave hardly needs any support at all, to be more precise, does the need for support start just below or at the passagio? This would be different from what I've been taught some singing teachers, but on the other hand: not everything I've been taught was correct, so I am ready to doubt everything I've learned, as long as it makes me sing better.
Thanks and best wishes,
Dre
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