Hi everyone~
I just heard a young singer the other day, and was contemplating what her vocal difficulties may be.
She has a wonderful chest voice; it is clear and mostly precise. She can use it softly or project it across a theatre. But her head voice! It is extremely breathy, and even when she manages to make it less breathy, it is flat (both in tone and quality), very dark, heavy and...well, ugly. She seems to bring her head voice into the mask area, but somehow it still sounds like she is drowning. She's had a very inept teacher for about 4 years, and has all kinds of bad habits.
I've given her exercises for being less breathy...but perhaps you have exercises that you'd particularly recommend? And I've also helped her with that awful, dark, flat sound...but perhaps you have tips there, too. If anyone has personal experience with a voice that sounds this way (their own or someone else's), I'm most curious to hear about it.
Thanks! Kristina
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