Hayden- Voice Lesson Sept 21

 Warming up like the Earth's average temperature

- Hum. Just a hum, but light with plenty of breath. Don't leave your normal voice. do re mi re do

    -Make sure there's buzz! In der Näse

    - Same thing but with [v]

        - FFFFFFFFF

        - Not falsetto, but rather head voice

        - Do it in what I perceive as falsetto, but with lots of breath

    - Same thing but with (zh)

        - get larynx used to that airflow, even if it's in head voice

 - vvvva

    - open your mouth a quarter inch more

- 132435421 [i o i]

    - don't think about it

- blah blah blah 54321

    - exaggerated blahs

- [i] 123454321 [e]12345678 [a] 9

    - space is in front

    - keep the brightness from [i] in all vowels

    - round lips at the top

- nnniiiinnnneeeeennnnaaaannnnnooooonnnnnuuuuu

    - more lips on i- umlaut it!

    - lips

    - lipssss

- nasally ne 1358531

Ich grolle nicht

- check notes.

- round those lipses

- higher "verlor'nes"- just sing [u] and not [o]. Oh man it's so much easier. It feels amazing. Man. Going back and doing this again after my lesson is a complete breakthrough.

- press the vowels vertically

- the whole lip rounding thing sure is helpful in this song

- we didn't talk about this in my lesson, but I need to sing more legato. Sing through those consonants, kid!

- first "Herzens": round lips. Before, not during. More umlaut

- the A:

    - snarl!

    - try first in falsetto, lots of airflow. Make sure you're getting the right vowel

    - should feel a lot like the falsetto when going to full voice

    - to focus the vowel: add a lil bit of [i] in there

    - place falsetto a couple inches below belly button

    - keep vowel tall, narrow, focused

    - DEEP monkey noises. Sound like a bass

    - bass setup, but you're singing high

    - sing A2. How does it feel in your throat/body?

    - drink a milkshake. Same monkey noises

    - don't release that posture!

    - try singing the whole phrase on A2

    - nnnnnooooooo

        - very focused. Buzz in bridge of nose

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        - ah, but uh on the top.

            - let it open on top. Keep throat open

        - ah, eh

            - tongue forward- fleshy part on teeth

            - keep breath moving

            - this is how we're going to get the high A, says Thomas. Nice

            - i notice I tend to brace my chin with my arm when I do this exercise. Trust in the breath

            - Don't give up on the breath!

People to emulate

Piotr Beczała

- watch his mouth as he sings. This is what I need to aim for.