tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post2190699998643391904..comments2023-03-30T11:35:01.084-04:00Comments on I'd rather be sleeping (but opera is keeping me awake): Warming Up and Staying ThereSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149585684469790767noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-10009805533302764232009-11-06T09:07:33.871-05:002009-11-06T09:07:33.871-05:00Thank you both for your comments.
Anon - These da...Thank you both for your comments.<br /><br />Anon - These days it seems my main concern is getting through the lower passagio without a cracking at the break in my voice. I have warmups I do that help me smooth that transition and make it seamless. That's probably the type of exercise I'll focus on before the rehearsal.<br /><br />Frescamari - I agree that I feel the most ready to sing at the end of singing. I'm singing with a chorus at work for a holiday concert and I walk away from those 30 minute rehearsals ready for anything. Those songs are all pretty low - even the soprano parts seem lower, somehow.<br /><br />So perhaps I can combine the two: Warm up with slides and so on to iron out the wrinkles, and then just gently sing songs in what I feel is a slightly lower pitch than I need, working my way up a little but for the most part saving the high notes for when I need to produce them. <br /><br />I'll discuss it all with my teacher tomorrow. Thanks!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149585684469790767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-58198548330408727942009-11-05T23:24:45.414-05:002009-11-05T23:24:45.414-05:00I have been tortured by this question for a long t...I have been tortured by this question for a long time.<br /><br />It's especially hard when I have a solo in a choir concert. We usually meet and rehearse at 4pm, then break for dinner, than have the concert at 7pm.<br /><br />Should I not sing with the choir at the 4pm rehearsal when I have a solo? But I'm a key alto. Should I sing lighter? But I'm a big voice, and singing lighter sometimes causes strain.<br /><br />What should I do during the break?<br /><br />Then explain to me why at the very end of the night, after 6 hours of singing with a break in between, why at 10pm do I finally feel warmed up and ready to sing?<br /><br />Yet if I tried to practice that long, I would not be able to sustain it?<br /><br />I still haven't figured any of the warming up stuff out. Yet somehow it all works out in the end.Avocational Singerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322495001387001602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-2494939433138371932009-11-05T23:04:49.030-05:002009-11-05T23:04:49.030-05:00You can't find that information because the an...You can't find that information because the answer depends entirely on you. :)<br /><br />It depends on how your body and voice work. It depends on how often/much you are singing. It depends on how quickly or slowly your voice warms up. Etc.<br /><br />A good project to work on with your teacher would be to set up some parameters for figuring this out, and having you experiment at home to see what works best for you these days. Assume that as you change the amount of time you spend singing that the warm up parameters will also morph.<br /><br />Have fun with this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com