Perfect Your Singing Vowels: Spotlight on /a/ Vowel - Singing Lessons
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.พ. 2021
- Let's find your awwwwwwesome /a/ vowel!
It's tough to convey accurate emotion when singing if our vowels are entangled with tension so, this week we are perfecting the ahhhhh vowel...making sure it is clear and tension-free so you can give your best when performing.
I take you through 5 steps that unravel some old habits and help you find an /a/ that works best for you.
Plus, I fill you in on some common /a/ mistakes.
The exercises in this 28-minute video will support you when singing classical or contemporary music.
This video is part 3 of a series focusing on vowels.
Here's part 1: • How To Sing With Your ...
.... and here's part 2: • Perfect Your Singing V...
Have fun with these exercises and let me know how it goes. Please feel free to ask me any questions regarding this video.
Until next time... rejoice in your voice!
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wow, very nice! Thank you
Hi! I'm still listening to your vowel lessons! I'm working on it for many years. It's getting better. I go back to your lessons,when I have difficulty in singing songs. Especially Mahler's Kindertotenlieder. Your teaching ,"small inner mouth changes from one vowel to another"is helpful. But when it goes with consonants, I often have problems with tongue tension. I want to know to loosen up my tension when singing German. Ihave less problem with English.(I am a Japanese)
Thank you, Tricia, for the instructive and insightful lesson. I learned much from it, particularly discovering ways of freeing my /a/ vowel and different placements of the tongue as I sing from /fun/, /jaw/, /far/, to /hat/. Much appreciated.
Thank you! This was a great discovery exercise. I never could tell if I was tense but this really highlighted where I hold my tension. Life long journey! Fantastic coaching, much appreciated 💖
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching. Really glad it helped! All the best with your singing.
Informative and stimulating exploration of the /a/ production. Thank you, Tricia.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
Best ah vowel video for me. Thanks for coming back to make it
So glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
great lesson! thanks Tricia
Thank you, Anita! Have a great week!
Mrs. Leines....Its Sunday afternoon and Iv been practicing with you on Utube for 2 hours now this lesson is terrific especially the thumb under the jaw that really made me think about what my tongue is actually doing ....and especially whats nice my throat isn't getting flemmey like it usually has in the past......bravo !
Great! I am so glad you are liking these lessons. I love the thumb exercise as well... really helps me understand and feel what is going on with my voice. Awareness lets me make better choices and improve. Awesome work! Cheering for you!
Well done, thank you so much 🙏
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! Thanks for watching. All the best!
These are so helpful!! Thank you!
I am so glad! Thanks for watching!
This is really of what I needed thx I kinda had struggled with this when I used to be in middle school
I am so glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching , Chelsea :)
Rejoice In Your Voice - Tricia Leines thx
Tricia, I really enjoy your videos and how you connect the voice to the body. Could you please make a video on discovering (or rediscovering) chest voice?
Great idea! You bet! I will put that topic on the list. There are a few more requests ahead of you but I will gladly make one addressing this :) All the best with you singing. Thanks for watching!
ThankU..Last video was great i love it so much..may i ask a question.
Is it possible to sing contemporary song line in classical style include? To show deeper emotional.
Great question... sorry for my late reply. It depends on what you are singing and how you define classical... if singing classical to you means allowing for vibrato, using a warmer vowel, singing more vowel less consonants, using a legato line, using a head voice... then yes... all those things can easily be applied to contemporary music. Hope this helps!
Awesome videos 👍🏻
Thank you, Alec! I appreciate you watching. Glad you are finding them helpful.
This is great as well as other exercises you post on your channel, my problem is that through technical exercises I can do everything right , especially NG exercise is good to find the position (placement) of the tone that it should be ... but when I need to use it in a phrase (song), a combination with consonants ... it happens that in certain words I lose the position of the tone and go behind or the tone is airy or the jaw tightens, depending on which word and which vowel. How can I use technical exercises practically for a certain song?How do I practice keeping my tone in the pharynx position?
This is a great question... for me, I have to really slow down and study how I am creating the specific word. I find that every constant and consonant blend can react differently based on the where it is in my range and to what vowel the consonant is coupled with. Some words are easier than others. Those words that are challenging I isolate the beginning consonant (if the words starts with a consonant) find how to make that consonant efficiently. Then I add in the vowel. I notice how I move from that consonant to vowel... I go in slow motion observing the motion of the the tongue, the jaw, the throat, the breath... I go back and forth between the consonant and vowel making sure I am in vocal balance... then I move on to the next consonant... and so on. I am observing, training, feeling, and in the end listening to make sure I am getting the results I want. I can never go faster than the body is ready to go... I start out slowly and then speed up when the body is ready to make the sound I am going for. As soon as we add words and different pitches there are so many "moving parts" that some words will need extra attention and awareness. Hope this helps!! Keep up the great work!
It's interesting to know how Americans pronounce "jaw". It sounds so different from RP, Cockney or Estuary English.
I agree!