HI guys,

Firstly truly grateful for this forum here.

I've been doing all kinds of exercises for a long time (couple of years) and I've come to realize that my biggest enemy is my mind. I am getting no where. I want so much to sing high and right that I turn it against me.

Couple weeks ago I changed to just singing what ever I wanted and tried not to listen to my voice at all. So if the voice was very weak my neighbours ended up calling cops for possible rape next door, I didnt give a ****.

I recorded some weak sample of my singing. My question is, IF I continue to sing like this, will my voice get stronger or am I just wasting my time. The problem is that If I try to sing that same part with power, I end up cracking my voice totally!!!

Please help, I want to enjoy singing and progress at the same time.

http://www.mikseri.net/vocalsample

Greetings
Tuomas

Tuomas,

I deeply connect with you.
And I am very happy to read this,
especially because I was asking the same exact questions

AND - here comes the clou -
I got some answers from a person I personally trust!

First of all my opinion on your vocal sample
(I am no vocal instructor and am just saying what I very subjectively think):

Your coordination sounds pretty good.
Now, is it very strong? No, but can you build up from that?
Yes, and only from that I think.

You might have to blow a little bit more air,
especially when you attempt to sing 'full voice',
so try to find that balance between air and compression,
even at that small volume.


Now to THE ANSWERS ;-)

Your soft singing serves at least two purposes.

One, you will find the coordination, so really practice with focus
and pay attention to these small changes.

Two, it will release muscular tension.
Way important, because remember,
a muscle that is tight will not be all the way relaxed
as soon as you release the tension, so keep working on that.

The next step though is power.
You can build power from that light point,
but it will take you years to get anywhere.

So practice power separately.
This is also what I have read in RYV!

You will be doing all this release tension stuff to start with,
continue with coordination and once you got that,
you practice power - in this case, the siren exercise.

Keep working on all three areas
and you WiLL find success very quickly.

The light singing you wrote about has helped me a lot.
That will release tension and get the coordination down to your subconscious mind and also works on support already!

Power however is another part of your workout.

Hope that helps you
and if you have any questions at all, post them!

Have a great weekend, ƒelix.