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From:  tan yong hwa <dragonhwa@y...>
Date:  Mon Mar 3, 2003  9:07 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Vocal exercises

Hi, I would like to thank you for your advice, it is
really helpful, do you mind if i ask you what kinda of
breathing exercises i can do before starting to sing?
thanks a lot again
dragonhwa





--- Cindi Waters <musicteachky@y...> wrote: >
> Hello, dragonhwa. I would like to say that I usually
> start warming up by finding a very comfortable note
> on which to sing. It is always a fairly low note.
> That could be my "speaking voice" note, but usually
> it is simply a very comfortable note on which I can
> hum. Of course, I am standing up. Then I begin
> warming up by doing some very simply note exercises,
> such as humming first and going into a
> "Mmmmeeeeeeee" sound on that one note. Then,
> depending upon how I feel (whether tired, heavy or
> light vocally), I might continue on that one note
> and sing Meeee, Moooowwww, or Moooooo, etc. Very
> gently. Then I will do similar sounds going up or
> down the scale in whole or half steps. When I am
> convinced of the state of my singing that day, I
> will sing triads back and forth on the sound
> "Meeee." I will do more, but that is how I usually
> start. Hope this helps. Cindi from Kentucky. (I'll
> leave the high note thing for another post, but let
> me warn you to be very, very careful and not to hurt
> your voice by pushing too far if you don't know how
> to "get there." It takes time for most singers to
> learn how to do it right.)
> "dragonhwa <dragonhwa@y...>"
> <dragonhwa@y...> wrote:Hi, I would like to ask
> if anyone of you all have some vocal exercise
> to recommend before someone start to sing? And can
> someone pls
> explain how to be able to high notes without
> straining my voice?
>
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