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Question: Handel's Messiah Part One Choir!.!. tips!?
"And He Shall Purify"

I'm just learning part one of Handel's Messiah for choir!. I have never sung it before!. I am a soprano one and for "And He Shall Purify" I am havign trouble getting the super fast high notes, you know:
and he!. shall!. pu!. ri!. fy y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.

so I was wondering if you have any tips for getting up there and making it clear because right now it just sounds like and he shall pu ri fyahhhhahahahahayyahahahhaayaayahahayaya!.!.!. it just a big slur of notes!. We just started it and are taking it very fast!. Do you have any tips!? also any warm ups that really help you with high notes because I am usually a soprano one, or my choir director tells me I am, but I feel more comfortable singing soprano two, needless to say high A's kinda scare me!.!.!. haha!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
You definitely need to warm up!. also drinking something to clear out the throat, like something carbonated or lemonade!. Getting your mouth really open for those high notes also helps in keeping the phonetics clear and crisp!. No doubt if your generally a soprano 2 and now made a 1 that this is going to take loads of practice!. You will get there!. Handle's Messiah is an awesome piece!. Have faith and believe in yourself!. There is a reason that preparation is called practice, its a bit out of your comfort zone, but you can do it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com