My two vocal technique exercises were singing / speaking consonant sounds such as 'p, p, p, p' in rounds of 4 in a quick manor. This helps to improve a singers staccato notes by pressuring the vocal chords in to creating these sharp sounds at a fast pace. The second exercise I performed was to improve staccato notes which are long and tied in to on another. The exercise was repeating the phrase 'Don't you dare dunk Denise'. This is a difficult phrase to repeat as it includes an alliteration and will improve on how singers perform staccato notes by repeatedly singing the phrase.
For me, the most beneficial part of today was doing the breathe control exercise which Amber conducted. The exercise was to breath in for 4 counts, hold for 4 and let a note out, where ever we felt comfortable with and hold it for as long as possible. By doing this exercise, breathe control was highlighted as an area of weakness for me personally as I noticed each time we did it as a class, I was one of the first people to have to take a breath. To improve in this weakness however I will repeat this exercise to achieve longer notes with less breathing time in between.
The main focus of today's lesson was listening to and singing the first part of our new ensemble project, 'Everything you didn't do' by Jamie Cullum.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xOq2QTaZAq0
Today we used diction in the song to ensure the audience would be able to hear every word we sing clearly because it is important for them to have an understanding of the lyrics as they tell a story.
Other vocal techniques that were present in the song include staccato and legato notes (articulation) and breathe control as the chorus line 'everything you didn't do' ,'I'm particular the word 'do' , is required to be held for 6 counts.
We also had some ideas about using a three part harmony for the end of the song as this is possible. We figured out as a class where they come in and this is our target for next week's rehearsal.
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