Hey guys,
After reading this week's section, I realized how subtle yet crucial it is to be conscious of how we sing vowels. This was especially clear to me during the All Hail A Cappella concert, when there was an ethereal difference between groups who focused on uniting the vowel sounds and those who did not. While all groups sounded great, having a united style of diction and vowels added an overwhelming warmth to the overall sound.
(p.s. Travis, do you think those of us who went to this can write a concert review on it?)
On a completely different note:
Has anyone else had issues with their voice cracking unpleasantly during completely conspicuous parts of a song? Sometimes I sing for my campus ministry and this usually happens to me towards the end of a set when my vocal folds get worn out. This wasn't a problem when I sang with the Sirens, since we focused mostly on blending and using our head voice, but when it comes to blasting solos and getting the crowd pumped up... using just my head voice won't cut it. Any advice?
See you all in class!
- Erin -
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You can absolutely use the acapella concert for one of your concert reviews.
The cracking is caused by a sudden release of tension in the vocal folds. The best way to prevent this from happening is to never create tension in the vocal folds to begin with. The reason it happens towards the end of a song is because you have probably been building up tension in your vocal folds throughout the entire song until they finally give out. Hopefully throughout this semester you will begin to establish vocal habits that encourage less muscular involvement.
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