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SING & HAVE FUN!
Create Your UNIQUE Singing Style!
With all the conflicting information available about the voice it is no surprise singers often sing with very little power, range, pitch control, endurance and sound quality. Everyone dreams of having a voice that people are eager to listen to, one that you enjoy and are pleased with. Well, it doesn’t have to be a dream it can be a reality. Proper “vocal” and “style” techniques will help you get your voice to the next level and beyond.
Below are descriptions of the most common things singers do to limit their singing ability and keep their voice from developing and growing. Often a singer instinctively knows something is wrong but does not know what it is or how to fix it. I can help!
Learn a technique specific for contemporary music. Develop your full voice allowing you to sing all music styles. There is no need to limit yourself to just one music genre. When the voice is trained properly you will be able to sing all the different music styles and genres you love. Sing Rock, Pop, Soul, R&B, Country, Jazz and all other styles of music you love. Beginner to advanced.
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! · COMMON VOICE PROBLEMS: · CRACKING / BREAKING BETWEEN YOUR LOW NOTES AND HIGH NOTES: Do you break between your chest voice (low notes) to a soft / airy head voice (high notes) making you sound uneven and lacking control? Is one part of your voice strong with control and volume while the other part feels weak and too soft to be heard? Often people flip between these two very different parts of their voice causing breaks and cracks to take place while singing. This reduces your vocal range drastically because the high notes are just too challenging to hit this way causing your voice to close down rather then open effortlessly. You may even feel apprehension when approaching high notes. Notes are often hit flat or sharp and with so much strain that it sounds unpleasing to the listener. People sing this way because it is a habit from years of singing like that. Once you know what you are doing incorrectly and why you can begin to do the proper things allowing you to sing evenly from your lowest notes up to your highest notes. To make up for the lack of power on the high notes singers often compensate by pushing or forcing the sound out causing even more problems. If you feel yourself flipping between your chest and head registers you may want to consider learning some voice techniques to eliminate the problem once and for all!
· PUSHING AND STRAINING TO HIT NOTES AND TO PRODUCE VOLUME: Do you push to sing high or difficult notes? Do you jam the sound into place causing neck muscle tension and strain on your throat? Do you sometimes sing with a nasal sound? We have a mental image of where we want the voice to go but lack the technique and strength to sing it so we push and strain attempting to get the voice to do what it cannot do. Singers mistakenly think that if they keep doing the same thing over and over the voice will improve. It will not! In fact, “practice does not make perfect” as the saying goes, “practice makes permanent”. So you will want to be sure you are doing the “right things” so you reinforce what develops and improves your voice rather then the opposite. Pushing and forcing will never get your voice where you want it to go. Doing vocal exercises “correctly” rather then forcing things to happen will allow you to develop your entire voice and have balance between all the components that go into singing. What felt fatiguing and likely caused you to feel hoarse will become effortless and pleasing to the listener.
· LACKING POWER WHEN YOU SING: Do you sing with a soft/airy voice that lacks power? Is it difficult for people to hear you? Do you feel your voice lacks a solid foundation and grounding needed to have control over your voice? Does your voice feel tired and dry not only when you sing but at the end of a day of work or speaking? You cannot get the volume you need so you force yourself and may even yell just to be heard. While you make your best effort to project yourself the increase in volume is limited and makes your voice sound and feel fatigued. In fact, you may find that your effort to sing with more power actually cuts your voice off from being produced and projected. Trying to get your voice to do what it cannot do is a guarantee to stop the voice from doing what it has the natural ability to do on its own. Instead consider building and strengthening your voice to sing with presence and confidence.
· SING HIGH AND CHALLENGING NOTES EASILY
· DRAMATICALLY EXPAND YOUR VOCAL RANGE
· BUILD POWER, INCREASE VOLUME, ENDURANCE AND FLEXIBILITY
· IMPROVE THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE
· LEARN HOW TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY VOICE FOR LIFELONG SINGING.
· VOICE REHABILITATION: Rehabilitate your voice after years of misuse. Learn what you are doing that causes voice damage. Learn what to do post voice therapy to avoid a relapse. Stop further damage before it starts.
EDUCATIONAL KINESIOLOGY - BrainGym:
Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K) is whole brain learning. It is used to speed up the learning process and move far beyond your current abilities and often beyond the abilities of your competition.
Edu-K is incorporated into my voice training should the student want it included. For a singer, balancing the creative side of the brain with the logical side of the brain is needed in order to develop a voice that is technically accurate while being creatively unique and expressive. Some people may have the right technical information but can’t apply it to their voice making them sound and feel strained, uneven or bland. Others may back away from working on their gift properly due to pride or stage fright that they cannot overcome. You have the ability to change that.
Participants see rapid improvement in reading, writing, math etc. as well as focus, listening, concentration, communication, memory etc. It is also used to alleviate anxiety and depression. If you experience stage fright this is for you!
Edu-K is used by companies such as Reebok, Chapters-Indigo, Ralph Lauren Footwear, York University, McMaster University, University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto Teachers Education Program to name a few. It is used in 90 countries since the early 1980’s and translated into over 50 languages.
Having worked with Edu-K for so long and having seen the benefits of it I decided to get my certification. I am the only certified Vocal Coach in North America so I am very excited about the possibilities for my students.
Athletes have used their minds to excel for years. Now individuals such as you and me can use these principles to “get the edge” and to develop beyond the point we could have otherwise. I’m all for that !!!!
BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS:
Forward thinking people know that the way you speak is essential to grow and prosper professionally. Why do so few people receive the necessary training needed to capture the attention of their audience? Expand your communication skills through vocal training. Build confidence and project your voice making people eager to listen to what you have to say. Improve your ability to speak in public, to deliver training or presentations.
TAKE THE NEXT STEP:
All singers need training. It’s just that simple! If you don’t have the right information you will never develop your voice to its full potential. Time and finances play an important role when learning how to sing. Some people are able to take lessons on a weekly basis while others have a Vocal Assessment and may work with a training CD to keep the cost down. Others may come sporadically when time and finances allow. The way you do it is not important. What is important is that you do it.
If you are passionate about singing and developing a voice that is pleasing to you and the people who listen to you I strongly suggest you consider taking the next step.
For a no pressure phone consultation call 416-436-8063. We can talk about your voice and your singing interests.
Tel: 416-436-8063 donnavocalcoach@yahoo.ca Location: Hwy 401 & Leslie |
