| Crystal_Ageha |
23rd February 2010 02:32 AM |
^ Rox, that's because those are air constricting sounds. How you go about getting more sound out is up to you. You can do one of the following:
a. Just learn to force out the sound......which, as you can probably tell, isn't the best option. Even so, it's the easier option for those who don't care to learn how to sing properly. But it will result in your voice always being pop (or maybe rock, if it's rougher sounding) oriented. ...Which, whether or not that's bad, that's up to you, of course.
b. Alter the sounds. Which, this is what you are supposed to do. It may sound a bit funny if you do it to the extreme, but it's technically correct and much better for your voice. When I say alter the sound, I mean, you need to turn, for example, the "ee/Japanese i" sound into a more open vowel, like "aa" or "oh", or even a very loose "eh" sort of sound. (I talked about this a bit in my response to Waterballoon.) These sounds allow for more air flow, and it will certainly help enable better range. As you get used to singing more correctly, too, this will also help with your control, making it easier to hold smoother notes of varying pitch.
The only "negative" point to doing this (I say "negative", because it's not necessarily a bad thing), is that you are altering the actual word, then, too. So, for example, instead of it coming out as "watashi ni", it'll be more like "watashi ne" (or however you choose to alter it). This also results in a very opera-like sound if you change the sound too much - since opera is a very professional style, and this is a very professional menthod. Again, this may be good or bad, depending on how you feel about that style, hah. But once you get the hang of how to use this technique, you can certainly play around with it and learn to alter the sound only slightly, just enough to be able to get more air out.
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