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One of the new tools I hope to start using for voice lessons is a spectrogram. It is a computer program that essentially breaks down sound into its essential components: frequency (pitch), amplitude (volume) and time. That being said, it is going to take me a while to understand HOW to analyze the spectrogram in ways that will help my students. I'm hoping to use it to help students see vibrato rate, how to modify their vowels depending on the pitch, and have an objective analysis of their own sound that they can study and see what works in their lessons...
Hopefully, this summer project will be completed soon so you can have a nice picture of your own sound! DWS So far, my life this week has been choir concert, student recital, two days of rest, student recital, choir concert, and one more student recital. Whew.
As everyone knows, this is the busy season for teachers, and I haven't posted in a while for that reason. I will get back to my regular posting on technique soon, but I have to go and start memorizing for a musical I am in this June. Will send info about that soon too! DWS In voice lessons, I am always shocked by how fast students progress in the first two to three months. However, I find my students are even more surprised with their own vocal progress. I regularly hear comments from students that they did not think it possible to sing such high notes, last so long on a musical phrase, or execute such difficult leaps and vocal passages without strain.
Everyone has a decent voice waiting to come out. Unless you have some physical disability that specifically interferes with breathing or have smoked for a long period of time, everyone can develop a decent voice with the right teacher. I have yet to meet a student who cannot learn to sing well. I have had students that could barely match pitch, had no range beyond a few notes, and after a month or two, sing well and in a healthy manner. My favorite students to work with, believe it or not, are actual beginners, because the growth is so quick and astounding, that I literally am working with a different instrument in two to three months. It is exciting and tremendously rewarding to see a new student realize they had a powerful instrument waiting inside them to be unleashed. DWS |
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