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| ear monitors | 11/15/2009 |
Q: I have begun singing with a band and experienced feedback and other noises (finger/whistling at ...
A: You are walking on broken glass my friend. First, go get your hearing checked to make sure there is ...
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| The Basics of SATB | 9/1/2009 |
Q: Greetings and good wishes to you Sir, I am from North East India and I eagerly wants to learn the ...
A: Alfred: If you cannot afford to take music lessons near where you live or at a college in your ...
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| Different Roles | 8/22/2009 |
Q: What role does a producer, publisher, and manager play in the music making process?
A: Each of these roles are only helpful in certain situations. If you are very focused, experienced ...
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| Singing Question | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I am a male tenor and have been singing for about 8 years now. I have been studying voice and ...
A: Try finding a vocal coach who specializes in Rock or Pop. I doubt any other type of teacher would ...
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| Developing the voice | 8/21/2009 |
Q: My 16 year old daughter attended her first singing lesson. Her vocal instructor said that she had ...
A: when you are 16 years old, your body is not fully developed as an adult and that includes your ...
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| Singing Question | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I am a male tenor and have been singing for about 8 years now. I have been studying voice and ...
A: Alex: It's the use of the microphone that you want to focus on. Can you growl? If so, you want to ...
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| piano notes and vocal | 8/20/2009 |
Q: I've got this problem of not knowing what piano notes fit a vocal. Please, i will like you to teach ...
A: It sounds to me like you need extensive ear training. So, that would mean singing scales and ...
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| helo | 8/8/2009 |
Q: i just want to ask how to perform blending register in singing duets song because i find it hard ...
A: Blend is an important component of harmony singing technique. I would need to know if you were two ...
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| Singing better | 7/12/2009 |
Q: When I sing, I have this kind of undertone, like when your voice has that rattling sound like a ...
A: Are you smoking and/or drinking or smoking pot? Any one of those things can hurt your vocal chords. ...
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| Singing better | 7/11/2009 |
Q: When I sing, I have this kind of undertone, like when your voice has that rattling sound like a ...
A: You would need to see a vocal coach and possibly an ear, nose & throat doctor to get the whole ...
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| Soprano 1 vs soprano 2 | 6/11/2009 |
Q: My daughter, a sophomore in high school was told by her choral teacher that next year she should ...
A: Your daughter is growing and she can continue to sing in the soprano 1 range just by continuing to ...
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| Vocal Jazz | 5/24/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if there are any books on arranging jazz for a cappella groups. Thanks!
A: Here are some results from Googling Jazz for acapella groups: Amazon.com: "Acapella & Vocal Jazz ...
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| Singing help | 5/19/2009 |
Q: I'm a student in high school and I would like to join chours next year. I have two main problems ...
A: You need to take singing lessons to deal with the problem of your voice being too airy. Look for a ...
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| Singing in tune and breathing | 5/18/2009 |
Q: I have been learning singing and guitar on and off for many years. I am confused about breathing ...
A: I am a student of Seth's, and although I agree with him about breathing, I also agree with your old ...
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| range | 5/17/2009 |
Q: what range is e3 -c#6? i also sing opera if i can sing the phantom of the opera what range would I ...
A: A first soprano's range is from Bb right below middle C to b3 above. I am sorry I am not a big fan ...
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| Singing | 5/14/2009 |
Q: ) and I hope you can assist me. I took lessons years ago (classical) and am now getting back into ...
A: I should know that! I studied mostly with Seth's ex-wife Florence Riggs, whom I have great respect ...
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| Son's developing voice | 4/27/2009 |
Q: My son is 10 years old and has a very nice voice. His dad is in an amateur pop band, so music is ...
A: Make sure that he is only singing with a microphone and that he understands that with the mic, he ...
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| The Voice | 4/26/2009 |
Q: I have been singing classically for about 2 years now. I am in high school and although I am in the ...
A: I think you have answered your own question here. Take yourself seriously and go the distance. "or ...
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| Scared out of my mind!!! | 3/26/2009 |
Q: Hey Penny! I'm Chris (16)! Nice to meet you! I'm going to apologize in advance because when I typoe ...
A: At 16, your probably not completely out of the running in the voice department yet. I have four ...
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| A couple of questions, one of which is semi-urgent | 2/26/2009 |
Q: my name's Katie. I'm fourteen. I'm pretty new to singing, but I've liked it for a while, and find ...
A: I think the musical is about the folk tale; the Princess and the Pea, so if that's the case, you ...
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| Singing Runs | 2/20/2009 |
Q: Several years ago I was a music ed. major. I dropped music ed because, even though I love teaching, ...
A: First let me say that most of my training and career has been in the field of pop music, so trills ...
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| Getting Started | 2/2/2009 |
Q: I am new to composition though have done various arrangements for Brass and wind band, I am really ...
A: I assume that the arranging you've done in the past has been of other people's compositions. Is that ...
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| Singing | 12/31/2008 |
Q: I'm a 16 year old who has been in a secondary school choir for 4 years. I am in the alto section. 2 ...
A: In that case, I think you may have damaged your vocal chords. You should see an ear,nose, and ...
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| Singing | 12/31/2008 |
Q: I'm a 16 year old who has been in a secondary school choir for 4 years. I am in the alto section. 2 ...
A: Jia: If you are a boy, the change in your voice is due to hormonal changes in your body at ...
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| How to find out if your compositions and songs are actually good ? | 12/8/2008 |
Q: I have been writing songs and composing music for the past 15 years , it's something that comes ...
A: The safety issue is not really a problem unless your computer has a virus. The real issue might be ...
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| How to find out if your compositions and songs are actually good ? | 12/8/2008 |
Q: I have been writing songs and composing music for the past 15 years , it's something that comes ...
A: One thing you can do is depending on where you live, attend a song camp like SummerSongs. ...
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| Getting Started. Singer/Songwriter. | 11/17/2008 |
Q: I am a songwriter, that is to say, I write lyrics and I have the melodies in my head, but I lack the ...
A: I am afraid that I don't know of any computer program that would play music for you just by ...
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| Jazz Choral Arranging | 11/16/2008 |
Q: I would like to compose or arrange a song for a small jazz choral group (4-6 people) and a rhythm ...
A: There is a great book by Anita Kerr called "Voices" released by MCA music in 1972 which would help ...
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| singing quartet | 10/14/2008 |
Q: I have to perform in a singing quartet (four girls all around 15 years old) in a competition, and ...
A: For starters. you should ask yourselves for a realistic evaluation of how good you are and how long ...
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| vocal arrangement | 10/8/2008 |
Q: Hey Penny I'm searching everywhere for the definition of vocal arragement & vocal production. I ...
A: The term vocal arrangement usually refers to background harmonies or vocals which have been arranged ...
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| help!!! | 10/7/2008 |
Q: my name is keith, i am 18 years old. Singing has always been my life since a young age. my ...
A: You may have gotten used to having an amazing voice which could do whatever you wanted it to when ...
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| help!!! | 10/6/2008 |
Q: my name is keith, i am 18 years old. Singing has always been my life since a young age. my ...
A: If you are able to grow a beard now, but your voice is still as high as it was as a kid. I would ...
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| singing\vocal harmony | 9/9/2008 |
Q: please note : I cannot Sing ! but would a vocal harmony system like that on a yamaha tyros (2) or ...
A: Why don't you just have some friends who can sing harmony back you up? Other things you can do: ...
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| Harmony vocals | 9/8/2008 |
Q: Greetings Penny, I am musician and song-writer(rock'n roll - Rythm'n Blues, 50's, 60's, doowop, ...
A: Well, there's a couple of things out there that might be of use. One is Walter Piston's book on ...
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| FINDING MY SCREAM AND CONTROLING IT | 8/15/2008 |
Q: If i have done my research correctly, you are the teacher of avenged sevenfold and guns n' roses ...
A: I am not the teacher of Avenged Sevenfold or the Gun's n' Roses lead singers, however, if you want ...
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| singing problems | 8/8/2008 |
Q: I was just wondering if there is a way to fix a voice with no nasal resonance at all? Thanks for ...
A: I'm thinking that you are referring to head tone when you say no nasal resonance. That's just a ...
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| Career in Singing | 7/25/2008 |
Q: I am a 35 year old Ghanaian living in Ghana. I discovered my immense vocal abilities only a month ...
A: Your first task will be to find a good teacher. Are there any colleges or universities near where ...
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| Need help singing Harmonies !!! Thanks. | 7/24/2008 |
Q: I really do appreciate it. I am singer. And after a long struggle and lot's of hard work, I have ...
A: About your tonsils, having them out will not affect your voice in the long run, but I would ask your ...
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| jazz singing training | 7/9/2008 |
Q: i have been searching high and low for my question to be answered it is part of a research proposal ...
A: I am afraid through my woeful ignorance, I do not know who Jo Estill is. There are many good Jazz ...
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| singing | 7/8/2008 |
Q: iam fifteen yeary old going on sixteen and i love to sing and its the only thing that iam really ...
A: The best thing you can do for your singing is to stay in school, get a diploma and then go to ...
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| singing | 6/26/2008 |
Q: I am fourteen and i love singing. My dream ever since i was little was to become a professional ...
A: The best thing you can do for yourself at 14 is to continue to take singing lessons or find a ...
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| Singing | 6/24/2008 |
Q: my name is Kim and I really love to sing. I'm fifteen and I've been singing since I was very little. ...
A: It sounds to me like you are encountering a number of things coming up for you at once. You need to ...
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| Practicing as a quartet | 5/19/2008 |
Q: Nichols, Hi, I'm a high school student, and a member of choir (bass). Three other friends and I ...
A: A couple of suggestions. First, make sure you all know and understand the melody and the chord ...
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| Chord theory, vocals and song writing | 4/27/2008 |
Q: 1)Is there such a thing as the best key for your voice, What is the correct to find that? 2)How do ...
A: Lenner: This is actually 12 questions, not one question. I will answer the ones I can and you will ...
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| vocal key | 4/18/2008 |
Q: I am trying to find what key suits my natural voice. When I write, I generally start in a key on ...
A: Do professional singers sing in only one key, or is it a range? Usually a couple of notes above or ...
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| How do I tell my brother he cant sing? | 4/16/2008 |
Q: I hope you can help me with this..... My brother has always wanted to be in a band and recently he ...
A: My advise to you is not to say anything to your brother about his voice. You don't know what your ...
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| Elizabeth Marie Again | 4/7/2008 |
Q: I asked you a question a couple of days ago and you answered, but I managed to lose the e-mail so I ...
A: Defintely study with the Bel Canto teacher and don't do the online Nashville guy. I think that is a ...
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| Vocal Training Methods | 4/5/2008 |
Q: I hope I am allowed to mention the name of a specific well-known singing teacher here and ask your ...
A: OK, a couple of questions you need to ask yourself; Are you a classical or opera singer? and what is ...
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| singing | 3/27/2008 |
Q: I really don't know much about singing. I started a band and I write lyrics for our songs and I've ...
A: Logan: You can definetly learn how to sing. Here's some ideas: If you are in school now, go to ...
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| Vibrato | 3/18/2008 |
Q: I am fifteen years old, and very musical. I'm currently doing GCSE music at school and planning to ...
A: Here's an exercise you can do: put your hand out in front of you and draw an imaginary horizontal ...
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| Singing Technique | 3/13/2008 |
Q: My style is soft and breathy. My trouble is when I am playing the guitar, even in my tone, I am not ...
A: It sounds to me like you need to do a couple of things: one is to learn to breathe from your ...
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| Breathy Voice | 2/21/2008 |
Q: I've been a singer since I was 8 years old. I've been in a chorus group in each of my schools. Now, ...
A: Your teacher is right! You want to develope a good tone and be able to bring breathiness in and out ...
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| Lowering my larynx | 2/10/2008 |
Q: When I practice, I notice my larynx going up unless I make a low "mum" sound. When I attempt to go ...
A: That's great that your moving to LA!. You can reach Florence at creativesoundings@yahoo.com and her ...
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| Lowering my larynx | 2/9/2008 |
Q: When I practice, I notice my larynx going up unless I make a low "mum" sound. When I attempt to go ...
A: I studied singing with my voice teacher, Florence Riggs, for 3 years every week. I would advise you ...
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| Lowering my larynx | 2/8/2008 |
Q: When I practice, I notice my larynx going up unless I make a low "mum" sound. When I attempt to go ...
A: My singing teacher, who is awesome, made me hold my larynx down with my fingers as I did scales and ...
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| help with composition | 2/6/2008 |
Q: for my music at school i have to come up with 16 beats in the key of C, ive been tryin all night but ...
A: Lisa: Do you play an instrument? If you play guitar or piano, play a blues progression on the ...
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| help with composition | 2/5/2008 |
Q: for my music at school i have to come up with 16 beats in the key of C, ive been tryin all night but ...
A: I am not sure I understand. Do you mean you have to come up with 16 different songs in the key of ...
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| VOCALS | 2/4/2008 |
Q: so how do i learn how to sing ANSWER: Find a teacher and take lessons. You can find a singing ...
A: Tee: It would be nice if you could learn how to sing by reading stuff on the internet. It just isnt ...
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| VOCALS | 1/29/2008 |
Q: so how do i learn how to sing
A: Find a teacher and take lessons. You can find a singing teacher online by Googleing "Singing ...
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| Background Vocal Arrangement | 1/19/2008 |
Q: I just started back writing music for the purpose of one day being a professional songwriter. My ...
A: It depends on how you write and sing the song. Is your singer reading your song off of some sheet ...
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| High notes | 1/12/2008 |
Q: How can I reach high notes like Jack White and Axl Rose can?
A: You need to work on integrating your falsetto into your chest (regular) voice. There are exercises ...
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| Singing | 12/24/2007 |
Q: There are times when I'm singing or exercising my voice I will hit a dry area. It's not the "flat ...
A: This "dry area" doesn't sound good to me. It sounds like you should go see an ear, nose, and throat ...
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| finding my mix | 12/13/2007 |
Q: i am 16 years old and have been singing for about 2 years now. as i am also an instrumental ...
A: If you have to "push" your voice to sing higher notes, you are not singing in a way that will be ...
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| Technical Exercises for Voice | 12/11/2007 |
Q: I'm a beginner/intermediate adult singing student and I'd like to work on some more technical ...
A: Leigh: I have two suggestions. Find a voice teacher near you and start working with that person on ...
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| Getting Past the"Break" | 12/9/2007 |
Q: I'm a 14 year old alto, and I seem to just have a problem. I can comfortably sing a G (below middle ...
A: There are exercises that you can do to mend the "break" in your voice. I am sorry your teacher ...
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| What s "center of gravity"? | 12/4/2007 |
Q: I came across this quote about Elvis Presley and have no idea what "center of gravity" means in ...
A: I went online to look up who this person Gregory Sandow or Sandows is and I went through the ...
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| Vocal Melodies | 11/27/2007 |
Q: How would I come up with a vocal melodies? Is it just improvising over a chord and seeing what ...
A: All songs are based on a scale. A major scale has 8 notes. change the notes to numbers. Chords are ...
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| music tranposed and recorded | 11/22/2007 |
Q: There are many songs available as karaoke my daughter would like to sing, but they are in the wrong ...
A: Look in the phone book for your nearest recording studio and they can set it up for you. Many ...
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| Chorus | 11/21/2007 |
Q: I am having a diffult time writing my chourus. Can you help me clearly understand the ...
A: The chorus should be the place where you sum up in as few words as possible why I should care about ...
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| Vocal Melodies | 11/17/2007 |
Q: How would I come up with a vocal melodies? Is it just improvising over a chord and seeing what ...
A: Derek: Are you writing to me in a different language than English? I only ask because the syntax ...
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| a couple questions | 11/11/2007 |
Q: first of all, I've been reading some of your responses. thank you for not BSing everyone. I'm a ...
A: Here is my advice: Study music at the best music conservatory that you can get into. Try New ...
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| vocals | 11/10/2007 |
Q: My friend took voice lessons in his 20's and had a beautiful singing voice. Now, in his 50's, his ...
A: Your friend might have studied the Bel Canto style of singing and that may account for some of the ...
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| I am so frustrated. | 10/13/2007 |
Q: My voice changed three years ago. I used to be a high soprano. Now I am a very limited baritone. I ...
A: I assume you are a man. How could you have been a high soprano, do you mean you sang in your ...
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| Increasing vocal range | 10/11/2007 |
Q: I've got (maybe) a strange question. How could I increase my vocal range??? I want to make as high ...
A: You can increase your range by doing vocal exercises like the siren. when you want to try a scream, ...
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| Singing to guitar | 10/10/2007 |
Q: I have recently started signing classes and I know very little about musical theory. I am trying to ...
A: There are "passing tones" in a melody that carry it along from one chord to the next that might not ...
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| Singing to guitar | 10/10/2007 |
Q: I have recently started signing classes and I know very little about musical theory. I am trying to ...
A: Are you translating your question into English from another language? I am just asking because I ...
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| Singing voice | 10/9/2007 |
Q: I had a question on singing better, I guess its actually a few questions. Firstly, I dated a girl ...
A: I think if you look at the age of the girl you dated, you can answer this question for yourself. A ...
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| Please help me | 10/1/2007 |
Q: my name is Keith and I want to become and singer. I can can singing but some people think that I ...
A: I don't think you can find a voice teacher for cheap. Most teachers who are any good cost anywhere ...
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| Harmonising | 9/29/2007 |
Q: although i don't have lessons and so i struggle sometimes, and i was wondering if you could help. My ...
A: Chiara: Sometimes it is easier to hear and comprehend a whole line of melody or harmony instead of ...
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| vibrato | 9/25/2007 |
Q: How do I vibrato? I have been vibratoing by making my stomach go in and out and i have been forcing ...
A: I think Mariah Carey uses both types of vibrato. Her melismas (vocal trills) are the vocal type. ...
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| Hi, I'm Holley, and I need help. | 9/24/2007 |
Q: I am eighteen years old, I have been singing since I was really young, but I never had lessons. My ...
A: Getting loud is where you could either improve your overall sound or ruin your voice, so I would be ...
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| vibrato | 9/23/2007 |
Q: How do I vibrato? I have been vibratoing by making my stomach go in and out and i have been forcing ...
A: There are 2 kinds of vibrato, the one you make with your diaphragm, (stomach) and the one you make ...
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| need help with singing | 9/7/2007 |
Q: I want more power and effortlessness to my voice. Are their any breathing/vocal exercises I can do ...
A: Matt: The best breathing exercises you can do are to swim underwater across a pool to learn better ...
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| vibrato | 6/22/2007 |
Q: I'm a beginner and although I'm not planning to have a career in singing (I will most likely major ...
A: One way to start a vibrato is to create a tone and then very slowly vary the pitch of the tone up ...
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| How to open the throat from behind? | 6/14/2007 |
Q: Penny. I am just starting to learn singing. It's been troubling me how to open the throat from ...
A: Try yawning. When you yawn your larynx is naturally in a low position. Yawn with a big and low tone ...
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| Harmony Styles | 5/4/2007 |
Q: I understand the spacing of basic harmony as lead, 3rd, and 5th. Then I listen to different musical ...
A: I understand the spacing of basic harmony as lead, 3rd, and 5th. Then I listen to different musical ...
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| Proper pronunciation in Schubert lieder | 5/3/2007 |
Q: I am a young (18 year old) classical/operatic lyric tenor studying to hopefully make a . A large ...
A: I am sorry to tell you that I have no background in Classical singing, so I won't be able to help ...
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| voice | 4/17/2007 |
Q: Yeah umm, I know this is gonna seem impossible to answer. But, how is it that Chris Cornell is able ...
A: Here's the thing. Do you think you can become a great tennis player by writing to a tennis teacher ...
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| Question about extending lower range | 4/17/2007 |
Q: I sing bass in a barbershop chorus and quartet. Recently, I have been frustrated because it seems ...
A: You can expand your lower range using a growl. In my excercises on my 6 CD series of singing ...
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| voice | 4/17/2007 |
Q: Yeah umm, I know this is gonna seem impossible to answer. But, how is it that Chris Cornell is able ...
A: Everyone has a larger range with their voices than may seem available at first. Your vocal range ...
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| advance singing techniques | 4/8/2007 |
Q: I am in my second year of a music degree, and for my final composition I have to set a poem for a ...
A: The term advanced singing techniques could mean different things to different teachers. I would ...
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| singing | 3/26/2007 |
Q: how do you control your voice during singing? It seems that nrevousness wants to take over my voice. ...
A: Your body has to learn how to control your voice with muscle memory. That's why singing teachers ...
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