Practice Habits
Should you practice recreating sounds or feelings?
What are feelings? lol
This doesn't alter your audience's pleasure or understanding.
What is your own self-criticism?
These vibrate in order to create sound.
What are vocal folds?
You sound the same inside your head as you do to your audience.
What is no?
Too much pressure on the vocal folds
What is harsh/glottal onset
Practicing for 10 minutes is useless.
What is no! Practicing for 10 minutes is better than no practice at all.
Response to someone complimenting your performance.
What is "Thank you!"
This happens to vocal folds when singing lower pitches.
What is relax?
Straight tone is never okay.
What is no? It is okay when done stylistically and in moderation.
Too little pressure under the folds
What is breathy onset?
Places to practice (other than the practice room)
What is anywhere!
This is what you should focus on during your performance.
What is the message?
This happens to vocal folds when singing higher pitches.
What is lengthen?
Fake it...
What is until you make it?
Natural fluctuation of pitch.
What is vibrato?
Important to build good habits
What is consistent practice?
Is your perception of a performance always accurate?
What is NO??
This happens when you alter the position of your larynx.
What is changing the shape of the vocal tract?
This is how you should end your practice session.
What is singing a song successfully?
Name 4 items on the practice checklist.
(what is)
1.Focus for 30-60 seconds
2.Check your state of readiness
3.Self aware for the whole session
4.Begin with a physical warm-up
5.Vocally warm-up
6.Work on Technique, often preparing for your pieces
7. Divide time between new and old pieces
8.Mentally engage in each piece with character, emotion and technique allowing your imagination to create the scene around you
9.Always finish with singing through some sort of piece successfully
Different ways to practice.
What is audible, silent, score/character study?
A question to ask yourself before a performance.
What is the one thing I want my audience to take away from this performance?
Number of parts of the larynx.
What is 5?
Initiation of sound
What is onset?
Name something that can relieve nervousness.
What is deep breathing, asking what you want to portray to the audience, or preparation?