Posted 07 July 2008 - 06:42 AM
I'm doing fine, thank you XD My demo is like, a 1/4 of the way done so I'm excited.
Okay, on to your clip.
You are still a bit breathy when you sing, but generally and overall, you've improved on singing with "power," and supporting your vocals. Still, when you're singing the high notes, you revert back to singing from your throat, and you know you've gotta watch out for that lest you want to strain your throat (and it won't sound as good as it could be).
Your note shifts are still not smooth. Like...when you sing "...no air," or "there," or "breathe" near the end. The transition from the higher note to the lower note is not a smooth one, and you're kind of letting a breath out when you sing it. It could just be stylistic, but even so, if you do it like that, you must make it apparent that it's supposed to be like that. If you're having problems transitioning, just do slides for warm-up. It doesn't even have to sound pretty, but make sure all your notes are legato and sound something like those old, "pull whistle" kind of things?
Also about note shifts, this doesn't apply to all cases, but for this song, in the words such as "air," the notes do have the same dynamic value. The higher note and the lower note should be the same "volume." I had the same problem, too, and my teacher had to tell me repetitively to "give attention to both notes." All notes are important, so don't give one more love than the other, okay? XD
Anyway, that's all I've got for this clip. I'm sorry if I missed something, it's still early morning X__x Anyway, whenever you need me or just want to talk, don't hesitate! XD
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