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Stage Fright Ambush: How To Prevent or Defuse A Su.īreathing For The Voice: The Counterintuitive Secret If you would like to listen to it, here is the link. I picked a very simple accompaniment for my first stab at this. I am used to getting support from strong legs on the floor, but figured it had to be possible to do it seated. I tried to practice (separately from singing with the piano) finding support through my "bottom" and through the piano bench. I am just developing my middle voice range, and so that task was making the thing a bit more complicated. I found it harder to "support" while sitting at the piano. I found it helpful to meld the vocal and the left hand part together first (two "voices") before trying the whole thing together. I'm learning a song a week and then posting a clip of each song that I learn using the accompaniment CD that comes with the book.īut - inspired by this idea of accompanying one's self - for one song, "O cessate di piagarmi" I practiced the accompaniment along with the vocal, and then put them together. It is part of a larger project of mine where I'm challenging myself to learn the 24 Italian Songs and Arias from the standard learning book in 24 weeks. I have been succeeded in posting an mp3 file of me accompanying myself in a song after trying to incorporate some of your suggestions about accompanying one's self on piano, specifically practicing the piano accompaniment more seriously. Thanks for your comments about my comment. Standing or sitting.do not lean forward in such a way that you collapse your ribcage at all. It will negatively affect your inhale, breath support and control of breath. Slumping, for any reason, is "smooch de mort" (kiss of death) for the voice. In Pompeo, Sesto, son of a Roman general, sings this aria to Issicratea who was once the queen, but is now under house arrest. The 6/8 setting gives the song a flowing feel, almost as if you’re being rowed through the canals of Venice by a gondolier. This aira is a lovely lament in a 6/8 time signature. Sit or stand tall, retaining a flexible feeling in your spine. O cessate di piagarmi is from the opera entitled Pompeo (1683). If there are syncopated or complicated rhythms in the piano, even this can become muscle memory as you carefully put voice and fingers together and PRACTICE! When you get them both right and easy, start putting them together. When practicing singing, sing acapella or to a piano track you've recorded, or just play "diamonds" or simple chord changes so that you can focus your attention on your vocal technique. When practicing the keyboard part, just sing very lightly if at all, going over to head voice on high parts. It's extremely important to practice your voice and your keyboard separately so you can put your undivided attention to the task. Prepare by playing and singing separately.