![]() I'm thrilled to know that this article has had something to do with your decision to sing. Good for you! You clearly love to sing which is all the more reason to re-kindle your singing. Slow and steady wins the race I've heard.) Bob. (Oh yeah, I finally found a music teacher that is willing to teach an old timer like me. ![]() Thank you MsDora for making this process seem easy, the mark of a good teacher. I am bound and determined to have music in my life both played and sung but it isn't easy for someone as old as I am. I know the sounds I make with my instrument are the ones I am supposed to make. I gave up on singing until I discovered the recorder and now the ocarina. I came to the conclusion that I would just whistle but I never learned how to do that either. I used to go to meeting groups where 2 or 3 songs were sung and I would be sitting next to different people each song. When I was much younger I wanted to sing. Robert E Smith from Rochester, New York on March 26, 2017: My cat didn't appreciate my "huuuuhing" but I enjoyed the exercises and explanations you provided. :-) Thank you!įlourishAnyway from USA on March 26, 2017: I took several steps in your tutorial, and was so pleased with the results, especially with "how to free the natural voice." This is a treasure, Audrey, as are you. Genna East from Massachusetts, USA on March 28, 2017: Love love sirens! And working with straws-funny, when you first start singing, it is all about getting the breath to move-as you become more accomplished, it is all about keeping the flow steady, and as you become more accomplished yet, it is all about taking more and more breath out of the tone and keeping it steady- Really well done here Audrey! ![]() Short thoughts have short breaths, a medium thought needs a medium amount of air, and long thoughts require long breaths. The breath serves the thought, and each thought (or phrase) has an intrinsic length. In other words, don't hold onto the tone until you're gasping for air. As you go through these exercises, it's essential never to continue the sound until you run out of breath. I'm safe here below the surface where I can't make a mistake or risk someone laughing at me. Don't water me, feed me, or allow the sun's rays to bring me warmth. Leave me here underground where I can hide. It's like saying, "I'm a flower, but I want to remain a seed and never blossom or grow. And anyone who says they don't want to sing isn't being entirely truthful. Anyone can sing as long as they have a desire to sing. I've spent the better part of my life teaching thousands to sing with flying colors.
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