Thursday, March 27, 2008

Tip of the Week

This is something Terence Toh did with us when warming up on short notice (ie. people were late!!!). Simply put, we did all the breathing exercises first, and then instead of vocalization, we would either just hum the notes, or do the vibrating lips thingy.

Not a real substitute for actually singing out to work out the kinks in the throat (and phlegm, and other... unsavory stuff...) , but it does warm up the body enough to avoid the aftereffects of singing without a proper warm up sequence.

Still, pls, pls, be on time (or early!) for every practice to avoid this!




the music played{7:59 PM}

Sunday, March 23, 2008

new layout

HEY CHOIR :D nat here, and i changed the blogskin! the pictures are quite blurry, sorry.. those are the only pictures i have with me so far! but since our blog is in desperate need of change, this will have to do for now :D haha!

there are still quite a lot of changes to be made and info to be added such as more pictures, upcoming events, etc. but i shall do that another time :D i'm typing out choir contact list too which you guys will receive in your emails ASAP.

see y'all for rehearsals tomorrow! [:




the music played{10:03 PM}

Sunday, March 02, 2008

Choral Tip of the Week

Urgh, this place is sure quite dead. So maybe to perk things up a bit, here's something we can try: tips on choral singing!

Over the years, I've picked up a few tricks here and there (mostly applicable to guys, unfortunately).

Anyway, this tip is for aspiring altos and basses who wish to increase their range, specifically into the higher notes. It can also help tenors in making their high notes sound nicer, and for more confident half-voice.

Sing do-re-mi or do-mi-do in falsetto to any syllable you like(even humming) at the highest note you think you can manage, and then proceed down as far as you can before switching back to your real voice. Go all the way down, then all the way up in real voice again before switching to falsetto. Go up and down the scale several times, and do it every day.




the music played{3:11 AM}