What's Your Biggest Technical Struggle?
Let's dive into the nitty-gritty of the craft! For classical singers, every note is a journey, every phrase a challenge waiting to be conquered. So, here's a question for you: What are the technical hurdles that keep you up at night? Is it mastering those tricky vocal runs, finding the perfect balance of breath support, or perhaps navigating the labyrinth of vocal registers? In this discussion of the week, we are talking about our biggest technical challenges. What are you struggling with? What do you want to get better at? What is the one skill that often seems to elude you?
5 replies
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Tension.
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Stay in Pitch at high notes music
phrases
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Mesa di voce: moving from soft to loud and back again smoothly throughout my register;
Laryngeal registration — moving smoothly between registers and adding color through different proportions of head and chest voice;
Increasing my range;
Staying on pitch;
Keeping my breath smooth;
Lengthening my breath;
Keeping my vowels consistent;
Keeping a consistent vibrato across my range and through all dynamics
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Certain body tensions. Right now the tension that has been bothering me is in the area right between the top of my rib, I feel tension there that tends to constrict my breathing.
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These are all really valid and challenging technical issues.. also interesting to see that there are some themes here (specifically pitch and tension) .. will have to address that in an upcoming live stream! Stay tuned :)