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Old 10-07-2009, 05:54 PM   #60 (permalink)
VEGANGELICA
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Originally Posted by Certif1ed View Post
My number one tip to ALL singers is HUM.

There are a whole load of things you can do with this simple device - the first is simply to find a note you're comfortable with (and this can change from day to day).

There was another good tip mentioned above - warming up is ESSENTIAL for a singer.

Humming scales works, before using vocalisations.
Hi Certif1ed,
Your recommendation made me smile because it is exactly what I heard on an online singing tutorial video: the instructor said that some opera singing school only lets students hum during the whole first year! During the second year, they finally get to sing!

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Ah Erica.

xD

I love you too much.
Aww...you are as sweet as sugar! If I were to name you, I would call you AwwSugar! Wait a minute. That sounds familiar. Oh.

I'm testing out my list of singing tips currently and will now add a sixth:

Tip (6): Sing with other people.

I have taken my own advice, because I just managed to get recruited to play a role in the reading/singing of a new musical. Doing this musical should be interesting, because my last acting experience was in 4th grade, when I had the lead role of Mrs. Santa Claus in a feminist 70s play about Christmas (ahh...the good ol' 70s!). Now I get to play a 19-year-old and sing 3 solos and a bunch of duets. I'm curious to see if I'll crash and burn during the performance, or whether my singing tips worked!

And now I must go hum, because we have a rehearsal in 40 minutes.

--Veg
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