Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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It may not surprise you that genetic factors influence vocal quality. After all, voice qualities are largely determined by the size and shape of your larynx, neck, throat and facial structures all determined by genetics.
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Read More »Taking responsibility for your vocal health starts with understanding how the system works. To do that, you must appreciate the three production steps: respiration, phonation and articulation. Simply, respiration is air. You need it to produce the pressure and vibration necessary for sound. Phonation means making sounds. As air passes through your larynx (voice box), tissues vibrate to produce sound waves. Articulation is the shaping of raw sound into recognizable speech. Quite cleverly, you move the tongue, palate and other structures in just the right way at just the time time to form words. For simplicity, we will leave out the mastermind of this whole system: the brain. As you explore speech production, though, you will undoubtedly appreciate how masterfully many tasks are be coordinated -- within fractions of seconds. Respiration: air fuels the system: Respiration is the body's cyclic intake and exhalation of air. When you prepare to breathe, the diaphragm (the large, flat muscle located below the lungs) drops. This causes the volume within the lungs to expand, and air swoops in the nose or mouth, down through the larynx, and into the trachea, bronchi and, finally, lungs. Is there is a right or wrong way to breathe? For professional voice users (such as teachers), a beneficial tip is to keep the abdominal muscles supple and relaxed. This allows the lungs to inflate fully for ample air to support your speech. Phonation: larynx sound makers: Most of the time, air swishes by the vocal folds, which remain open (abducted, or apart). To make voice, however, the vocal folds are brought together. When we do speak, it is always on the exhalation of air. As air whooshes by them, vocal folds ripple, snap and hum, not unlike flags blowing in the wind. The faster your vocal folds vibrate, the higher the pitch of your voice. That is not due to the speed of the respiration, but rather to the voluntary shaping of your vocal folds.
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Read More »It's never too late to start singing! In fact, the human voice continues to mature throughout life, so students of any age can benefit from singing lessons. Plus, singing can be an effective way to keep your mind and body sharp.
Learning to sing is a universally rewarding experience. Many children enjoy singing, even from a very young age, and people of any age can learn to sing, even with little to no prior musical experience. The best age to learn to sing depends less on physical maturity and more on factors like self-motivation, available practice time and the ability to focus.
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Memorize the 7 letters of the musical alphabet: C, D, E, F, G, A, B and C.
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