Voice lesson update

[rhu]

I haven't posted about my voice lessons for a while, so since I just came back from a particularly good one, I'll post.

In particular, what made this one good was that for the first time in years I sounded like a soloist. Not for very long, and not a particularly good soloist, but that's what at-home practice time is for. The critical thing is that we (and by "we" I mean "my teacher") identified a significant technical issue that, once addressed, made a world of difference in the sound I was making.

The issue is that I have a big mouth. Or, more precisely, when I sing I have a wide "choral" mouth, and soloists apparently need "a more focused aperture" while still keeping the soft palate high. So I practiced singing like Julia Child with my finger in my mouth. It felt artificial, and I had to spend way too much of my concentration on the shape of my mouth, but I could hear and feel the difference.

So now I just have to practice until that feels normal.

Comments

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Glad it's going well!