Comments on: “Your Vocal Folds Are Completely Healthy” http://vocalcoach.com/blog/2010/05/%e2%80%9cyour-vocal-folds-are-completely-healthy%e2%80%9d/ Singing Tips and Advice from Chris and Carol Beatty Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:20:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chrisbeatty http://vocalcoach.com/blog/2010/05/%e2%80%9cyour-vocal-folds-are-completely-healthy%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-69 chrisbeatty Fri, 21 May 2010 16:41:14 +0000 http://vocalcoach.com/blog/?p=142#comment-69 Knowing theory and "owning" it in performance and exams are two different things. One is mental and/or under a non-threatening environment. The other involves emotion, fear and adrenaline, any of which can impact breathing, tone quality, pitch and more. The bottom line is this: You have to be more MORE SECURE IN YOUR PHYSICAL TECHNIQUES than you are nervous or insecure. It's just like a baseball player who hits every pitch in practice, but under real-game pressure can't do it. Their coaches lead them through a serious of focus and muscle memory exercises. We, singers, need the same. Focus. 100% secure breath management. The ability to produce free, resonance tone at a moment's notice etc. This comes from practicing technique outside of singing songs, THEN, slowing applying it to songs while being focused and alert. It's not either practice techniques OR performance. The two must be married. Knowing theory and “owning” it in performance and exams are two different things. One is mental and/or under a non-threatening environment. The other involves emotion, fear and adrenaline, any of which can impact breathing, tone quality, pitch and more. The bottom line is this: You have to be more MORE SECURE IN YOUR PHYSICAL TECHNIQUES than you are nervous or insecure. It’s just like a baseball player who hits every pitch in practice, but under real-game pressure can’t do it. Their coaches lead them through a serious of focus and muscle memory exercises.

We, singers, need the same. Focus. 100% secure breath management. The ability to produce free, resonance tone at a moment’s notice etc. This comes from practicing technique outside of singing songs, THEN, slowing applying it to songs while being focused and alert. It’s not either practice techniques OR performance. The two must be married.

]]> By: Sadie http://vocalcoach.com/blog/2010/05/%e2%80%9cyour-vocal-folds-are-completely-healthy%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Sadie Thu, 20 May 2010 23:03:25 +0000 http://vocalcoach.com/blog/?p=142#comment-68 Hi, thanks for the tips and I hope you remain blessed in Christ! Can there be something such as having the ability to know the techniques in theory, but get stuck in the practical? What I'm trying to say is that I do know a lot, thanks to your CD's and tips as well as my own training in the past. I even know how to internalize the theory and apply it to the workouts, but I'm frustrated when I go out to perform or minister or to do my vocal exams, that none of what I use when I train and rehearse seems to work. Like I said, I know the theory, but somewhat lacks ability to apply it properly. Would you say that this is the ultimate problem? Is there a way or perhaps one more technique that I missed that teaches me to apply what I know? Hi, thanks for the tips and I hope you remain blessed in Christ! Can there be something such as having the ability to know the techniques in theory, but get stuck in the practical? What I’m trying to say is that I do know a lot, thanks to your CD’s and tips as well as my own training in the past. I even know how to internalize the theory and apply it to the workouts, but I’m frustrated when I go out to perform or minister or to do my vocal exams, that none of what I use when I train and rehearse seems to work. Like I said, I know the theory, but somewhat lacks ability to apply it properly. Would you say that this is the ultimate problem? Is there a way or perhaps one more technique that I missed that teaches me to apply what I know?

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