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Welcome
to Vocalist's Insightful Practices (VIP) Newsletter!
February
5, 2001
Table
of Contents:
1.
Welcome Notes
2. Vocal "Trivia"
3. VIP Q & A
4. Vocal Tip
5. Notable Quotables
6. Trivia Answers
1.
Welcome Notes
Welcome
to Vocalist's Insightful Practices (VIP)! Thank you
again for all the positive feedback and for helping make
VIP such a successful e-newsletter! Welcome to our new
subscribers and thank you to our friends who forward VIP
to their friends. That's how we grow and have a greater
impact on the vocal community! VIP is a free monthly
newsletter that's goal is to promote proper vocal health
by providing valuable, yet simple tips to singers, vocal
coaches, speakers and anyone else who uses their voice!
I hope that this electronic publication assists you in
creating a voice which is more healthy, powerful and
enjoyable. Please let me know how I can be of service to
you in reaching your vocal goals. Take care of your
voice, if it breaks you can't get a new one!
A
note to subscribers: Do you have all VIP issues since
it's premier in June 1999? Our new archive system will
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If you have a question that you would like to see
addressed in an upcoming issue, e-mail me with the info!
I'm getting some really great questions!!! You may
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2.
Test Your Vocal Knowledge
- ________ is the Italian term defining the most
comfortable range of a singer.
- When singing (or speaking) in a bel canto style,
does the back of your tongue press upward or
downward in the back of your throat (soft palate)?
- True or False: More non-singers than singers are
diagnosed with damage to their vocal cords each
year.
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3. Q & A
- Q: I am an amateur singer who just started taking
voice lessons. A family member asked me if I would
sing a song at her party in April. I am a bit
nervous but would like to "go for it!" Any
suggestions on how to choose a song?
- A: Choose a song with which you feel comfortable.
Because this is a new experience for you, you don't
want to worry about not remembering the lyrics or
not being able to reach that ridiculously high note
at the end of the piece! KNOW the song well so that
you may concentrate on the delivery. Let the song be
one that speaks to you and is appropriate to the
event you are attending and its audience. Continue
to share your voice in this way, as you will become
increasingly confident and start challenging
yourself more. This is how you grow as a singer and
performer. It is such an amazing reward to
experience the joy you bring into the lives of
others - you will want to share your voice again and
again!
4.
Vocal Tip
Whether
it's a speech in front of your child's classmates,
singing a solo in a local choir or performing at the
Grammys...leave all of your excuses at the door. Don't
share with your audience that you are sick or you hardly
slept the night before. This type of behavior is
disappointing to your audience, depicts you as weak and
is simply unprofessional. Always set out to do your
best, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR CIRCUMSTANCE MAY BE! Perform
with a smile, confidence and energy. This positive
attitude will give you the kind of inner strength that
distinguishes the truly great performers from the
mediocre.
5.
Notable Quotables
"Trust
your hopes, not your fears." -David Mahoney
"Music
was my refuge. I could crawl into the spaces between the
notes and curl my back to loneliness." -Maya
Angelou
6.
Trivia Answers
1.
tessitura
2. upward
3. true
Copyright
© 2001 Diane Ambrosino. All rights reserved. Permission
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