How does one obtain vowel unification in an ensemble? How do your singers know what you want? During a performance how do you communicate to the singers that the [a] needs to sound more like the [a] in the word “father”. Using gestures is helpful to any singer and may even be necessary for those […]
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The Breathy Girl’s Changing Voice
Article written by Jamea Sale, Contributing Author of DevelopingVoices.blog Two videos attached for your reading enhancement ~ My favorite part of being a voice teacher is working with “Changing Voice Girls.” An email arrived this morning from Becca (8th grade) who has an audition for a select 9-12 girls touring chorus. She’s been making bi-weekly […]
Top 3 “Go-To” Vocal Warm-Ups
What kind of warm-up do you do before your personal rehearsal time or general choral rehearsal warm-up? Of course, warm-ups may vary depending on the time of day you begin singing, your gender and age and what kind of singing you are about to do. What are your default “must-do” warm-ups? Here’s what our top […]
Stand Tall Singer!
How many times have we heard “Stand in Singer’s Posture” or “Pull Your Sternum Toward the Ceiling”? And so, tall I stood. Staying in perfect posture took hold when I was but fourteen years old and effected me until just a few years ago. When I was an impressionable fourteen years old someone gave me […]
Arietha Lockhart, Award-Winning Soprano ~
“an artist of taste and intelligence with a very beautiful high soprano voice.” Robert Shaw As an active recitalist and concert singer, Ms. Lockhart is known for her performances of oratorio masterworks and new works by contemporary American composers. She has won numerous awards at various competitions and festivals around the world. Recently, DevelopingVoices.blog conducted […]
Help for Seamless Singing . . . aid for passaggio and registers
Article submitted by Contributing Author Melissa Shallberg, DevelopingVoices.blog ~ There is so much conflicting information on the “Passaggio” or “Registers” of the Human Voice that aid in seamless singing! Be it speaking, theatrical, or singing the terminology and methodology of the vocal mechanism can be an intimidating subject to grasp. Effective Exercises for Creating Seamless […]