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Question: Use a singing teacher to effect!.!?
Heya,
I've been having singing lessons for just over a year, and my voice has impoved alot, authough we just realy work on a song for two weeks!. She knows ALOT, I was just wondering the best way to use my time so I can learn how to sing better and improve my head voice!. Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Sounds to me like your teacher is giving you the best vocal exercises for you!. Share your desire to work on head tone and keep doing whatever she tells you! You don't want to over-rehearse or to try things that your body isn't ready for--long-term vocal health is more important than short-term breakthroughs!.

If you want to add to her instruction, I'd recommend doing it by educating or developing yourself in other ways!.

One thing you might look at is general health and fitness!. Do you get regular aerobic exercise!? A little cardio can help you with breath support!. How's your diet!? Very important--do you stay hydrated!? Drink a couple of liters of water daily, more or less depending on weather and your body weight!.

Another thing would be to broaden your knowledge of music!. Get to the library and pull some videos or books about music history, form and analysis, style--there was a series of television childrens' concerts with Leonard Bernstein back in the 1960s that were AWESOME educational tools for young musicians, and they're out on video!. also, listen to all the music you can--whatever you like, but try to spread out and hear different styles so that you can expand your familiarity!.

And it will help a good deal if you can get some piano lessons--the piano is the first all-purpose tool in a modern musician's kit, if you become a pro you'll use it to learn new music, to do arranging, and to accompany your own students in their lessons!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

If sounds like your voice teacher is doing a good job!. It also sounds like she is teaching various skills using a particular song and then moving on to another song when you've gotten the hang of a particular skill!. The head tone takes work!. Talk w/ your teacher about perfecting a head tone!. Www@QuestionHome@Com