It was much more like a fog horn than usual. It is true that I was really nervous singing to Miller and everyone else in the class. I also had the same feeling of my throat closing up and my mouth going dry. Honestly, you'd think by now the body could have figured out a real stress situation from just singing!!!! Reply: yeah, it should know the difference.
No, I think he's right. Now that he has pointed it out, I have to agree that loud "straight" singing is one of my specialities when I don't concentrate enough on resonance
Reply: I have been working on softening exactly this issue of "loud straight singing" which I do most of the time. Instead of blowing the air out on the words, I am practicing by singing the vowels and tap in the consenants delicately. Maria Callas is a great model for me on this, she had excellent placement. I don't really know how to describe it. I wish you luck on your development. Julie
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