my biggest issue is that in our tiny SAT choir i can't match resonance with the other tenor since i can't get warm/open enough
#uncontrollable tension!
abstract oyster
broken sinew
You’re just accidentally or maybe unconsciously focusing too much throat
basically especially since you said the head voice or even belting or high notes we don’t ever wanna squeeze or engage any neck muscles since it’s very unnecessary and like you mention in the post there’s so many different tensions so it can be anything unless you’re more specific on the where youre straining from but most of the time just keep a straight body posture and focus breathing quickly, deep but also quiet breaths and engage your stomach and make sure its 100%
Focus on the lower body and don’t rise your chest when you breathe.
Usually we don’t want to go over our vocal range limit but also don’t force it or muscle when we sing
That’s crucial
Also for the head voice and falsetto thing sure they’re interchangeable but I do have to disagree they’re def not the same especially in quality but they are under like the umbrella term and falsetto is a type of head voice, so they are related but def NOT the same
Head voice = not airy (breathy), fuller and powerful sounding, like opera
Falsetto = lighter and breathier and soft, think of Billie eillish
abstract oyster
i don't even know when i'm belting tbh
i'm guessing that's the range where she asked me to "keep going" ? (2:57 as a time stamp)
abstract oyster
Also for the head voice and falsetto thing sure they’re interchangeable but I do...
that's what i thought because i thought there should be a definite change in tone and strength, but she said there's no difference
also, "(...) on the where you're straining from" is this about range or physicality?
because i think the strain is consistent throughout my whole range. physically, it's definitely the throat.
when i try to feel when my throat and neck muscles start to act up, it gets tense when i go down to b2 and at f4, and then even moreso at c5
and then from c5 and onwards it gets tenser and tenser with each note i go up lol
broken sinew
i don't even know when i'm belting tbh
Belt is basically projecting out forward
It’s similar to yelling but with technique and control and healthy (key word it’s not screaming)
So it’s not the same
But yeee
broken sinew
because i think the strain is consistent throughout my whole range. physically, ...
There we go
So it’s easy fix
abstract oyster
pretty difficult to understand how that would apply to myself since everyone's voices are different so when i look up video/audio examples it's unique to them
abstract oyster
oh it's just projection
broken sinew
pretty difficult to understand how that would apply to myself since everyone's v...
If you can later vc or whatever just ask
I’ll help out
abstract oyster
i've heard belting as some sort of mythical feat to achieve but that doesn't seem too hard?
are people just having trouble getting a good sounding tone?
broken sinew
i've heard belting as some sort of mythical feat to achieve but that doesn't see...
People overthink it, it’s def not hard
That’s like saying you calling out for your mom outside your room is hard
That’s basically belting
Or that’s like saying speech is hard
Singing and speech is literally similar
You feel me
abstract oyster
So it’s easy fix
also is this regarding tension?
broken sinew
also is this regarding tension?
Yes
It’s avoidable
But it’s just a lot of practice
Getting use to
abstract oyster
yeah i feel you to the point sometimes it feels like i'm not singing and it's just talk, which doesn't sound very musical
broken sinew
yeah i feel you to the point sometimes it feels like i'm not singing and it's ju...
Actually we do need to talk
However we need to add sauce behind the talking
Which is why singing don’t sound exactly like talking from the untrained ear
But it is
abstract oyster
what sorts of practice by the way? my instructor has been trying to get me to yawn, pant, and do body exercises but it doesn't seem to lax my throat
maybe that's just for mouth cavity/resonance
broken sinew
what sorts of practice by the way? my instructor has been trying to get me to ya...
Yeah that’s different not the best approach
Well it’s good and that’s great you’re doing them
But for you
I’d say we need to start basic
abstract oyster
such as?
abstract oyster
it's the muscle or such that you use while breathing deeply or when you inhale/exhale harshly
broken sinew
Yes but do you know how to engage it
If I said
Core
Use your diaphragm rn
Would you do it
abstract oyster
i would understand it as having to tense the muscles in my stomach lol