Wayne Foo
17
Victoria Junior College

This post is for Vjchoir tenors.
To all vjchoir tenors, i believe all year 1 tenors are having their voice lessons so i thought of an idea to post something of use in terms of improving your voice.
This kind of post comes once in a while and i'll inform you if i have any updates. Whatever that i'll be posting is taken from this book called ' The Tenor Voice' by Anthony Russell. I'll try to pass this book around the section as soon as possible so that all of you can print and bind it.
Meanwhile, just bear with it and view it through here first.


Just like how the book starts it, you need to have a mental image and mindset of how you will sound like, and of course, you need to have a proper image of it.

Firstly, whenever you hear a good soloist of your time, and you find it somehow below par, you have to bear in mind that
CRITICSIM SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT THE WAY THEY USE THEIR VOICE AND NOT AT THE VOICE ITSELF.
sorry, when i caps it means its impt, not that im flaring up.

Next, vowels.
The formation of PURE VOWEL takes precedent over all other matters, because they are the basic vocal functions. If you are or starting to have bad vowels, it means that you have some bad habits of singing.
Remember, vowels play a vital role in language and hence the communication to the audience/judges. If you want them to know what you are singing, you have to give pure vowels.
A SINGER MUST BE DETERMINED NOT TO SACRIFICE THE PURITY OF THE VOWEL TO ATTAIN THE PITCH,OR TONAL EFFECT.

Control.
Control can never be over emphasized because no matter what, control cannot be compromised if you want a good quality and/or a good range.
MASTER OVER THE DYNAMICS, RANGE, FLEXIBILITY, AND SHADING, WHICH PERMITS ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION, ARE ALL THE RESULTS OF CONTROL.

Musicianship.
I don't think i need to emphasize alot on this. One way of improving your musicality is to think or imitate a musical instrument that is best suited for the song or passage. If you possess a bad technique, it could well impede the flow of musicality, so be beware of that.


alright, looking at the rest of the book i think its hard for me to explain through blogging.
I need you all to understand and do get this in your head - falsetto is extremely important for tenors.
Start training your falsetto, and use descending falsetto scales. For now, train your falsetto range up to a high C (two octaves above middle C).
It's going to be hard and discouraging as our falsetto will be very weak and airy, but after much practice and effective control of the diaphragm,
YOU WILL BE A HAPPY MAN.

Remember, as each and every one of you is aiming to improve on your quality and range of your voice, do not compromise the blending within the section.Different people need different adjustments to avoid sticking out, so always work on that.

Signing off,8:17 PM
Child of God