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Welcome
to Vocalist's Insightful Practices (VIP) Newsletter!
September
5, 2003
Table
of Contents:
1. Welcome Notes
2. Vocal "Trivia"
3. VIP Q & A
4. Vocal Tip
5. Notable Quotables
6. Trivia Answers
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1. Welcome Notes
Welcome to Vocalist's Insightful Practices! For many of
you school-aged subscribers, September means you get to
return to the choral programs at your school. It's also
a great time to review your vocal goals and set some new
ones for the upcoming school year. I hope you have a
fantastic year of singing!
Welcome to our new subscribers and thank you to our
friends who continue to forward VIP to their friends.
That's how we grow and have a greater impact on the
vocal community!
Thank you again for all the positive feedback and for
helping to make VIP such a successful e-newsletter!
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
that 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!
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2. Vocal Trivia
Test Your Vocal Knowledge
1. To create a darker sounding tone, do you open up your
mouth in a smile position or a yawn position?
2. The technical term for your windpipe is called the
_________.
3. True or False: Lack of sleep will affect your voice
in a negative way.
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3. VIP Q & A
Q: I am a 13 year-old male and my voice is changing! The
sound of my voice is really annoying right now! What's
the best advice you can give to help me deal with this
situation?
A: I can totally understand how you can be annoyed right
now! When a male voice changes, sometimes you have
absolutely no control over the sounds that come out of
your mouth! My best advice to you is to keep working the
upper range of your voice. Mother Nature is pulling your
voice down so counteract that by continuing to exercise
your upper range. If you are currently working with a
vocal coach, make sure he/she has experience in how to
train the changing male voice. Keep extra hydrated and
keep your throat moist to avoid excess cracking. Also,
if you get frustrated, keep your practice sessions short
or take a break. Remember, though the duration of this
process varies for each individual, it will pass. So be
patient and stay positive. Once your voice finishes
dropping, you can then focus on building your vocal
skills with your new, mature voice.
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4. Vocal Tip
Middle and High School Students: It's a new year full of
new opportunities in your school! Let this year be the
year you audition for the school musical. Let this year
be the year you try out for that solo in chorus. If you
set this goal for yourself now, you will have plenty of
time to prepare. Focus on what you want, not what you
fear and GO FOR IT!!!
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5. Notable Quotables
"Speeches and fruit should always be fresh."
-Nikki Giovanni
"When a vision begins to form, everything changes,
including the air around me. I seem no longer to be in
the same atmosphere. I feel a peacefulness and a love
that are indescribable. I stand alone, and nothing
worldly can touch me."
-Jeane Dixon
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6. Trivia Answers
1.yawn
2.trachea
3.true
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