Mtp December Thread - Lester |
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Dec 10 2009, 04:19 PM
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Hi Lester!
It would be awsome if you can record something for me!.. thank you! But I have to give to you your assignment for this week, I don't know your level, so we can start with this warm up : https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/misc-less...inging-lesson2/ Be careful, Im a girl so my pitch is an octave higher than you, ok? Always practice an octave lower than me.And try to sing when you feel confortables the notes. It doesn't matter if the backing track goes all around the piano, you need to sing only the notes you can feel confortable.ok? about practice: routine is good. I always prefer 10 minutes a day than an hour only one day.. ok?. practice this and if you can, i need to film yourself showing me your face and your neck. I have to see if your adam apple goes down while you are doing this exercise. Post it here when you have it! If you have doubts, feel free to ask me EVERYTHING you want WHENEVER you want. cheers! and good luck! |
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Dec 10 2009, 10:40 PM
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On satuday it will be perfect! Thank you!
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Dec 12 2009, 08:32 PM
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Hi Luciana,
So here's a demo of a song I usually sing with some friends. I recorded guitar, lead vocals and also some backing vocals in the chorus. I thought it sounded better live than this audio file, but I'm totally new to mixing, so that might just be why. next sunday I'm visiting a friend who has a studio. I hope it will get better in time  Oh and it's just audio, no video. I have a cam to record, but there are some problems with it, which I haven't been able to solve yet, but I didn't want to delay my take so here is the audio file. Video will come soon!  Cheers! 
faith_like_a_child.wma ( 3.34MB )
Number of downloads: 240 |
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Dec 18 2009, 12:59 AM
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Hi Luciana!
I finally managed to upload a vid to youtube, had to use another laptop, seems my USB-ports didn't quite do, but I'm glad it's fixed now!  Here it is, my first assigment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOclw3G9leA I tried to embed it in my post, but I didn't manage yet, I'll figure it out for next time Oh, and I hope you understand even a word of my Spanish 
This post has been edited by Lester: Dec 18 2009, 01:12 AM |
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Dec 20 2009, 04:56 AM
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Hi Lester!
your spanish is awsome! wow! Congratulations! I feel your voice great!.The humming is perfect , but only a thing I want to tell you. Try to be more relax while you are singing. The voice have to flow freely... I don't here that fluency.. that's what I mean with "contained", like no fluency in your voice...Well congrats!..you passed This is your new assignment: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/misc-less...inging-lesson3/ only two exercises, the first one for control the air while singing, and the pitch. The second one, to improvise something. ps: You have a week to practice and then you have to post the video of the second assignment only, but keep practicing all. good luck! |
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Dec 21 2009, 12:52 AM
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Hi Luciana!
Thank you for the feedback, I'll try to be more relaxed, I hope I can! We had a concert with The Young Jesus people yesterday, here's a clip of my solo: http://www.dedeurzwolle.nl/index.php?page=...hief=Tienerkoor De Bolder You have to scroll all the way down to the end of the page, it's video number 2155 I actually had some problems that night which I have a lot of concerts: When the concert start my throat gets really dry, some kind of nerves I guess.... We had a final repetition in the morning and then I didn't have those problems. But my throat gets dry and in the end, my song is always the final one, my throat hurts a lot and I find it hard to control my voice by then. I know I can do better, because I always sing better when I'm alone. I think this is a cause of nerves and technique. any thoughts about what I can do about it? Oh, don't look at my outfit. this was a special ocassion, a christmas concert edit: I forgot, also my attitude or posture is important I think. When I start singing I'm not so nervous anymore, but I don't know how to behave, where to look and such. I don't feel very comfortable on stage ussualy. This post has been edited by Lester: Dec 21 2009, 08:23 AM |
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Dec 28 2009, 07:39 AM
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QUOTE (Luciana Segovia @ Dec 28 2009, 01:17 AM)  Hi Lester! It's so sad! I couldn't see your video, i think the link is wrong... sorry  How about your practising? I need your second video with the assignment! About the nerves and technique: we'll talk about that... but first... i need your second video, with you assignment Hi Luciana! I think I know why the link doesn't work: http://www.dedeurzwolle.nl/index.php?page=...hief=Tienerkoor De Bolder It leaves at the last two words "De Bolder" out of the link, if you type those last two words manually, it will direct to the right page. Video 2 is coming up this evening. This post has been edited by Lester: Dec 28 2009, 07:40 AM |
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Dec 29 2009, 09:07 AM
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Hi Lester!
I saw your video of concert with The Young Jesus people!!! I love the song! lovely!...Nice choir... about your voice: I feel the same thing when you show me the first song....  I feel like you have a kind of coyness while singing... Im sure you have more power on that voice  , just try to relax while singing and let it flow! You have a god ear, so don't worry about the pitch, cause it will be fine . Try to concentrate in singing projecting the voice towards the horizon. I think that you have to discover a sound more hotly in your voice. Without shivers...This video is for you... ( sorry about my english) Hope it helps! Your voice is not constant, cause you don't have a good control of your breathing...Your exhale must to be constant so the sound will be... try to practice exercises of breathing. You need to train your diaphragm. try to practice your assignment again with those new tips, then we'll see what will happen! Your next assignment is this: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/misc-less...inging-lesson4/ It will be a little difference with your shivers if you practice the last assignment again and then this one. Hope it helps, be more confidence! you have a great voice! Feel free and relax while singing ! Enjoy it! Extra homework How to breathe correctly? Step one Good posture: First, stand up straight, with your feet shoulder width apart. Roll your head around to ease any tension in your neck. Then hold your head level, with your chin parallel to the ground, not tipped up or down. Let your shoulder blades slide toward the centre of your back so that they're back and down. If you do this, your chest will be open instead of collapsed, which is just what we want. Slumping, or ever rounding your shoulders forward slightly, partly collapses the upper rib cage and keeps the muscles between the ribs from being able to expand to accommodate the lungs as they fill with air. What we are looking for is the physical ease that comes from good alignment. Now bend your knees slightly (just relax and unlock them) and tuck your pelvis under. This slight adjustment helps ensure that the diaphragm can function at maximum capacity. Step two Inhale: Put your hand on your stomach, with your middle finger or your belly button. All the action that follows should take place in the space between the base of your ribs and just below your belly button. Keeping your shoulders in that beautiful, open position, back and down, imagine that your stomach is a balloon, and as you inhale, let it fill with air. Concentrate on filling this "balloon" only. And when it's full, blow the air gently out through your mouth. Don't feel alarmed if you see only a small movement of your stomach. When you quit pushing breath in and just let it flow. In a very short time, your inhales should be free on chest and shoulder action, and you ought to be able to inhale without stomach tension. Don't worry if you get a little light-headed at first. That's because you're bringing more air into your system than you're used to and possibly hyperventilating. This will pass, and your body will appreciate all the life-giving oxygen you're feeding it. Step three Exhale: This is supposed to be the easy part, the release. As we exhale, the body is designed to allow the stomach to fall easily back to its normal position. It doesn't take muscle to exhale, just relaxation. But when we exhale, many of us use force. We tighten. We make it a hundred times harder than it's supposed to be, thinking, mistakenly, that to get the volume we want, and to hit the high notes, the best thing to do is to fire out voices out cannon. As you exhale, keep your hand resting on your stomach, and be conscious of when your muscles tighten. You can massage your muscles softly as you exhale to remind them to relax. And if need be, as you're learning, you can also help your stomach in by pushing gently with your hand, which creates less pressure than using your abdominal muscles. Remember, the goal is not to pull anything in. Just let your stomach fall to its neutral position. |
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