This was so awesome! Everything my old vocal coach told me that i had forgotten came rushing back! Thanks this gave me the kick in the pants i needed. Thank you for sharing and your vocals are awesome!
That hiss-it's like when you watch a movie when they are underwater holding their breath and you hold it with them, but you can never hold it as long. lol I hissed with you and no where nearly lasted as long as you did! ;) Hah! Excellent hissing!!!! I clearly need to practice.
Wow! Thanks for the insight to the Singer's world. I used to try to mimic Greg LeMond. He would do various riding styles for different weekdays, but One Day was set aside to rest and let the muscles grow. You do too, that's really cool to find out about. Another fellow cyclist, Jackie Merckx, from Belgium, was once asked as to how he was able to win the Tour de France five times. His response was " I ride lots. ". So there you go. :) P.S. With a bicycle fitted with an accurate cadence meter and Speedometer. It's interesting to find where your natural cruising speed is and what your all out top speed is. It's all about breath control. When riding I hydrate constantly; while cruising, and especially after a push. I like to think the water breaks apart and gives me more oxygen to catch my breath. :)
Hi Anna, I love what you're doing with Zepparella. And you nail it. Led Zeppelin has always been my favorite band. I find this Vlog very interesting and informative. I've always thought of the voice as an instrument; one that is likely more difficult to master because of the physicality involved. Maybe; I neither sing or play an instrument, so I don't really know. I am curious about something I would like your opinion on: there have been so many outstanding vocalists who were/are smokers. How do you reconcile smoking or "whiskey throat" (Rod Stewart) with being able to sing well? Or is it more of a stylistic thing?
Hi Kurt, thank you so much for your kind words, much appreciated! And great questions too! So, regarding the voice as an instrument, yes you are right on the money about the physicality of it. For me, that is what makes it very challenging. My voice is affected by many factors- lack of sleep, overtalking, what I eat, if I'm dehydrated, allergies, if I'm sick..etc. I wake up with a slightly different voice every day and I tailor my warmups that day to how my voice is feeling. I think it's extremely important to respect where your voice is at every day and pay attention to what it needs. All instruments are difficult to master, but these variables make the voice particularly challenging in my opinion. Regarding smoking - I've never really smoked, or at least not for long. I did try it in college and I could immediately feel a change in my vocal agility and breathing capabilities so I stopped immediately and never went back. So it doesn't work for me, BUT everyone's voice and apparatus is different! So for some, smoking doesn't affect them as much, I've seen videos of Aretha Franklin smoking while in the studio... but then she later admitted that it was damaging to her voice so she stopped. Although it might be ok for some for a while, I think smoking is much more likely to hurt singers in the long run. Here's an article about singers who admitted that smoking hurt them - www.therichest.com/expensive-lifestyle/lifestyle/10-musicians-who-admitted-smoking-damaged-their-voices/ Regarding "whiskey throat", I think that's a bit of an urban myth because everyone is different but, yeah, too much whiskey( or too much booze in general) can definitely affect your voice. But again, everyone is different, and some singers can drink and do lots of loud talking and be fine the next day. And some singers just have raspier tones naturally- Janis Joplin, Tom Waits, Rod Stewart, Fantasia, etc...and I've worked with singers who don't drink or smoke but have that raspy tone. It's part of the mystery of the human body. And I think some singers work to cultivate that raspy tone in a healthy way. But I think that if the raspy-ness is from damage or fatigue, from over-talking or over singing or over drinking, that will most likely hurt you in the long run. Your range, agility, and tone will more likely be negatively affected. So they might sing great for a while but it might catch up to them. Holy smokes, this is a long reply but I love talking about vocal stuff and there's just so much to cover! Thanks again for your kind words, interest and questions!
Great instruction and instructor.
Thank you so much for sharing your vocal warm-ups! You ladies are amazing! Wishing you all the best success and health!!
I love the "vocal habits" advice at the end. I bet Plant wishes he'd have done that!
Oh mah gawd. . . I hissed right along with you!!!
This was so awesome! Everything my old vocal coach told me that i had forgotten came rushing back! Thanks this gave me the kick in the pants i needed. Thank you for sharing and your vocals are awesome!
That hiss-it's like when you watch a movie when they are underwater holding their breath and you hold it with them, but you can never hold it as long. lol I hissed with you and no where nearly lasted as long as you did! ;) Hah! Excellent hissing!!!! I clearly need to practice.
Awesome Session!!!!!
Congrats from Brasil !!!!
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Wow! Thanks for the insight to the Singer's world. I used to try to mimic Greg LeMond. He would do various riding styles for different weekdays, but One Day was set aside to rest and let the muscles grow. You do too, that's really cool to find out about. Another fellow cyclist, Jackie Merckx, from Belgium, was once asked as to how he was able to win the Tour de France five times. His response was " I ride lots. ". So there you go. :) P.S. With a bicycle fitted with an accurate cadence meter and Speedometer. It's interesting to find where your natural cruising speed is and what your all out top speed is. It's all about breath control. When riding I hydrate constantly; while cruising, and especially after a push. I like to think the water breaks apart and gives me more oxygen to catch my breath. :)
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Hi Anna, I love what you're doing with Zepparella. And you nail it. Led Zeppelin has always been my favorite band. I find this Vlog very interesting and informative. I've always thought of the voice as an instrument; one that is likely more difficult to master because of the physicality involved. Maybe; I neither sing or play an instrument, so I don't really know. I am curious about something I would like your opinion on: there have been so many outstanding vocalists who were/are smokers. How do you reconcile smoking or "whiskey throat" (Rod Stewart) with being able to sing well? Or is it more of a stylistic thing?
Hi Kurt, thank you so much for your kind words, much appreciated! And great questions too! So, regarding the voice as an instrument, yes you are right on the money about the physicality of it. For me, that is what makes it very challenging. My voice is affected by many factors- lack of sleep, overtalking, what I eat, if I'm dehydrated, allergies, if I'm sick..etc. I wake up with a slightly different voice every day and I tailor my warmups that day to how my voice is feeling. I think it's extremely important to respect where your voice is at every day and pay attention to what it needs. All instruments are difficult to master, but these variables make the voice particularly challenging in my opinion.
Regarding smoking - I've never really smoked, or at least not for long. I did try it in college and I could immediately feel a change in my vocal agility and breathing capabilities so I stopped immediately and never went back. So it doesn't work for me, BUT everyone's voice and apparatus is different! So for some, smoking doesn't affect them as much, I've seen videos of Aretha Franklin smoking while in the studio... but then she later admitted that it was damaging to her voice so she stopped. Although it might be ok for some for a while, I think smoking is much more likely to hurt singers in the long run. Here's an article about singers who admitted that smoking hurt them - www.therichest.com/expensive-lifestyle/lifestyle/10-musicians-who-admitted-smoking-damaged-their-voices/
Regarding "whiskey throat", I think that's a bit of an urban myth because everyone is different but, yeah, too much whiskey( or too much booze in general) can definitely affect your voice. But again, everyone is different, and some singers can drink and do lots of loud talking and be fine the next day. And some singers just have raspier tones naturally- Janis Joplin, Tom Waits, Rod Stewart, Fantasia, etc...and I've worked with singers who don't drink or smoke but have that raspy tone. It's part of the mystery of the human body. And I think some singers work to cultivate that raspy tone in a healthy way. But I think that if the raspy-ness is from damage or fatigue, from over-talking or over singing or over drinking, that will most likely hurt you in the long run. Your range, agility, and tone will more likely be negatively affected. So they might sing great for a while but it might catch up to them. Holy smokes, this is a long reply but I love talking about vocal stuff and there's just so much to cover! Thanks again for your kind words, interest and questions!
You either are born to sing, or your not. You most definitely were and I most definitely was not. Enjoy listening!