Question: I'm auditioning! Voice tips!?
I am auditioning for my school's musical this year, which is Grease! I am excited and I know I will have fun!. I have conquered the whole 'nervous before tryouts' issue, but I am a little worried about my singing!. I learned the pieces, but sometimes the notes go a little too high for me!. also I have a cold and I might have practiced a bit too much today, my voice is a bit sore!. Auditions are tomorrow!. (My planning was horrible but I was unsure if I was going to try out or not for about a week!.!.!. So it was a last minute thing!.)
Any tips or suggestions for me!? Do you know a way to make me able to coax my voice higher and not make it sound uncontrolled!? I am not really a alto and not an amazing soprano, I lie somewhere in the middle!. Help! I'm a bit worried but I want to to an amazing job and get a good part!Www@QuestionHome@Com
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You should NEVER strain your voice when you're sick!. Ginger can help your throat!. And drink tea in the morning!. (Refreshe Tea at Starbucks! I alwaysss use it before a show!. But thats our secret =] )
As for your notes!.!.!.cover the s*hit out of them!. If you dont know what i mean:
instead of singing a straight a vowel for the word HEY, sing H-AH-EE!.!.!.put the e at the very end!. Each vowel has a different cover!. Basically it means keep the vowel sound as open as possible!.
And dont forget to use your diaphragm!. It's honestly the best thing you will ever learn in singing!.
And confidence!. If you think shi!.t shi!.t shi!.t i cant hit this note!.!.!.!.you wont hit it!. Dont think about the notes!.!.!.!.think about the SONG!.!.!.!.feel the harmony dont recite it
Second Soprano is the hardest effing thing to sing i think!. The range is really awkward especially he breaking point!. Just keep confident!. That's the key
I hope this helps!. Good Luck my dear!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com
a hot shower helps- the steam makes your throat feel better!. Drink tea, or water beforehand!. Gargle with salt water!. When you warm up, start in your normal range and work up to the highest notes you have!. If you can, you could ask to do the piece in a different, lower key!. Remember to breathe (make sure you're breathing well beforehand)!. If you don't have enough breath and support, you're going to sing like a little congested squirrel!. :) The link is really helpful!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
You should join your school's chorus or choir!. They are just as good as voice lessons, but they are free =)
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Rad! Grease is amazing!.
One thing I have noticed is that when you try really really hard to sing well, it doesn't come out your best!. It comes out the best when you are more relaxed and try to enjoy it!. I have noticed this with myself!. (I love to sing!) I also read it online!.
also, when singing, your voice is not supposed to get sore!.
If your throat gets sore, then you are using too much of your throat, and not enough of your lungs!.
Try to breathe deeply when singing!.
Your voice sounds more pinched when you don't inhale deeply!.
It's a little hard to get used to!.!.!. I am still trying to keep it up myself!.!.!.
I researched tips on singing, and that is what I found!. To get more used to it, try breathing deeply every time you breathe!.
I forget the website I found that on, it was months ago when I read that!.!.!.
The reason babies can cry for like ever and not get a sore throat is because they start their life by using their whole lungs to breathe!.
But then, as we change during age, we take shorter breaths and don't use our whole lungs!. I actually found out that it's healthier to take deep breaths and use our whole lungs because we are breathing in more oxygen, and in turn pumping more oxygen-rich blood to our veins!.
Anyway!. Breathing is a major important part of singing well!. If you master breathing well, you can end up changing your voice to sound like 10 times better than it was before!.
As for high notes, I'm not quite sure about that!. My voice is a little deeper than other girls who have that squeaky high voice!. lol
I can hit some high notes, but my voice isn't naturally supposed to be able to reach really high notes!. I have heard you can overcome that though and actually reach a whole new octave!. I was going to try to find out how, but it was like this program that cost like 150 dollars!.
Well, anyway!.
I hope that helps, and good luck!
I hope you make the part! :DWww@QuestionHome@Com
congrats on getting over the nervous thing haha! ok, first off:
honey and lemon does work if your throat is sore, so you can try that!.
if its scratchy, then take like mucinex or something before to help clear it out!.
you would sound better if you pratice singing the songs a few octaves lower!. it may not be the exact pitch she wants, but it will sound better then if your forcing it!. when you sing loud when your going high, it also sounds better than if you let your voice get really quiet!.
and number 1 rule: dont eat or drink any dairy the day of your audition!. my acting coach told me that it does increase the amount of mucus in your throat!.
GOOD LUCK! =]Www@QuestionHome@Com