Merci Tia, these are nice breaks from my piano practice, and the tips help out. I'm preparing a recital piece, Sizilienne by Schumann. It's probably for March, and I sent a recording to my family and to my circle of musician friends. I'm starting every practice with a singing drill on A2, and I've moved up to A3, and even down to E2. It took me 68 years of my life to be able to do that. My family just had a Zoom meeting, and I talked to my 5th sibling (I'm the 6th of 8) and told him that my horrible voice has been blamed on his behavior in church when I was 5 years old. Whenever I sang a false note, he'd laugh and encourage me to continue. My younger brothers would laugh and get in trouble. In Choir classes up to 2nd Secondary, every director told me to move my lips and not make a sound. I tried to get a stage voice at the encouragement of an opera singer friend that was directing student plays in university. In Summer Semester, I signed up for beginning singing. The professor had just had a baby, and the stroller was next to her piano covered in lace, and I walked in. She said that we would start with a 16th century Italian song. I said I don't sing. She looked at me, and said that we would sing a Renaissance song. I said I didn't sing. She then asked me what I sang, tenor, bass, baritone. I said I didn't know since I didn't sing. She plunked (actually, she problably played) some notes in the middle and had me sing them back. Then she moved down, then up, back to the middle, up and down again. She then asked me if it was too late to be re-imbursed. I was devastated. And it was too late. I went back for the second session, and she profusedly apologized. Then she (correctly) told me that my ear sucked, and tried to teach me the rudimentaries, but I wsan't motivated. Until I started the piano 2 1/2 years ago. Even then, I had a lot of trouble. But I used the pitch monitoring software, and used the Rule of the Octave to help train my ear. I also did some EMDR with my Psychologist, and that has helped. I don't know if I will join a choir, but we will sing Christmas songs next week.
Merci Tia, these are nice breaks from my piano practice, and the tips help out.
I'm preparing a recital piece, Sizilienne by Schumann. It's probably for March, and I sent a recording to my family and to my circle of musician friends. I'm starting every practice with a singing drill on A2, and I've moved up to A3, and even down to E2. It took me 68 years of my life to be able to do that. My family just had a Zoom meeting, and I talked to my 5th sibling (I'm the 6th of 8) and told him that my horrible voice has been blamed on his behavior in church when I was 5 years old. Whenever I sang a false note, he'd laugh and encourage me to continue. My younger brothers would laugh and get in trouble. In Choir classes up to 2nd Secondary, every director told me to move my lips and not make a sound. I tried to get a stage voice at the encouragement of an opera singer friend that was directing student plays in university. In Summer Semester, I signed up for beginning singing. The professor had just had a baby, and the stroller was next to her piano covered in lace, and I walked in. She said that we would start with a 16th century Italian song. I said I don't sing. She looked at me, and said that we would sing a Renaissance song. I said I didn't sing. She then asked me what I sang, tenor, bass, baritone. I said I didn't know since I didn't sing. She plunked (actually, she problably played) some notes in the middle and had me sing them back. Then she moved down, then up, back to the middle, up and down again. She then asked me if it was too late to be re-imbursed. I was devastated. And it was too late. I went back for the second session, and she profusedly apologized. Then she (correctly) told me that my ear sucked, and tried to teach me the rudimentaries, but I wsan't motivated. Until I started the piano 2 1/2 years ago. Even then, I had a lot of trouble. But I used the pitch monitoring software, and used the Rule of the Octave to help train my ear. I also did some EMDR with my Psychologist, and that has helped. I don't know if I will join a choir, but we will sing Christmas songs next week.
Good morning Tia! Listening to your latest lesson--thanks so much for all of the professional advice. You are terrific! 🇺🇸
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Thank you for sharing your piano practice .❤
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