I have a pretty good voice and I'm in my school's performance troupe. I thought dancing would be my main struggle but lately I've been more frustrated with my voice. Any advice on how to project?
2007-11-30 16:46:06 · 3 answers · asked by Asdfjkl; 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
It all comes from you gut (or more precisely, your diaphragm) Open that mouth big, and push it from your gut. That big voice is in there, you need to release it. When you first start singing from your gut correctly, you might feel like you've been doing push ups, sore tummy. That's a GOOD sign. That's they way it worked for me anyways.
2007-11-30 17:12:00 · answer #1 · answered by kaisergirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the first tools I've used for teaching voice and acting is the following:
Push hard against a wall while singing--this is the amt of energy you need to focus when you are standing upright.
After doing this as part of a warm up, then also yell "hey" across the room--like when you're hailing a cab, or trying to get someone's attention. The "popping" of your lower stomach when doing this shows diaphragm support--it is the diaphragm that one must sing with, NOT the throat alone.
Now keep your eyebrows raised the entire time you sing (raises the pallet, keeps your throat open and keeps you in tune), take quick, sharp, deep breaths and work on breathing techniques. A strong voice is one that is trained CLASSICALLY---don't sing like the pop stars, they kill their voices in 10 years. Emulate someone like Josh Groban--he sounds like that because he was trained classically at Interlochen. Opera is how EVERYONE should start off singing, because it is through this genre that you learn how to give support to your voice. Practice singing like if you were making fun of an opera singer. Do you sound any louder? It's because you're supporting your voice with your diaphragm!
I could help out a lot more if I was giving you a class, but I hope this will help!
Pax et Bonum
2007-12-01 00:57:57 · answer #2 · answered by Bree_MI 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to have problems with that in my musical performances. Are you focusing mostly on getting the dance right? If you are then maybe you aren't balanced out enough. Your mind is putting more energy into dancing than singing. If that's not the problem then I'd try a few practice lessons. Everybody has problems once in a while. You just have to find the answer. Don't worry. It will turn out all right in the end.
2007-12-01 15:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by brittany s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋