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October 15, 2005 #13
FEATURE EDITORIAL
Support Your Local High Note with Your Own
Two Hands!
I keep getting the same high note question from all corners of the
globe from
YRV readers, so here are some exercises you can try out that will fix
everything from "shaking" in the tone to tightness in the throat and
jaw. These exercises have done wonders for me and my students in
the past. Since so many of you have been asking the same question
lately, I decided to make up a few new ones and road test them on
myself and my students to make sure they work before presenting them
here in YRV. If your high notes, or your tone in general could
use a support boost, try these out!
(Do each of these exercises standing up with your spine straight and
relaxed, your knees unlocked and your feet shoulder width apart.)
Exercise 1:
Find the front of you hip bones and place your palms on
them. Breathe down your body as low as you can and sing a
note in the middle-to-high range of your voice. As you hold the
note, gently push your hands down against your hip bones. Be
careful to keep your shoulders and neck relaxed as you push your hands
and arms down onto your hip bones. When you have sung through the
breath, end the note and let your arms relax. Breathe in again
and select a slightly higher note to sing. As you sing the note,
gently push down against your hips again. Keep your attention on
your hands pushing against your hips the whole time you are singing the
note. Repeat the exercise as many more times as you wish, but
pick a slightly higher note and relax more each time you sing it.
Exercise 2:
Slightly bend your knees and feel your body weight on the front of your
thighs. Breathe in as low as you can down your body and sing a
note somewhere in the middle of your range. Hold the note while
you slowly bend your knees, lowering about three inches and then
raising your body back up while you sing. Put your attention on
lowering and raising yourself until it's easy and you've got it
coordinated with the singing and breath. Once its easy and you
have coordinated the up and down movement, sing a high note. Make
sure you feel your body weight on the front of your thighs and breathe
in before singing each note.
Exercise 3:
Find the front of you hip bones and place your palms on them.
Breathe down your body as low as you can, and imagine that as you
breathe in, your breath is widening your hips and pushing your hands
out sideways. Sing a note somewhere in the middle of your range
and as you sing out, imagine that your hip bones are moving out wider
and wider as you sing. Repeat this a few times to get the hang of
it physically and make sure it is all coordinated. Make sure you
keep your attention on the sensation of your hips growing out wider as
you sing. Once you feel comfortable with the sequence of the
exercise, sing it again on a high note.
If you have any questions or raving success stories from these
exercises, let me know! If you are someone who has sent me
a high note question in the past, I'd especially love to know how these
work for you and if they solve your support problems.
Send me an email at info@sing-in-tune.com and let me know how these
exercises work for you.
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