So, yesterday was probably one of the worst singing days I've had this year. I had so much tension that just came out of nowhere, and I felt like I couldn't get any vocal production out without squeezing something. That, and my voice was cracking all over the place because I couldn't find consistent release or something. My speaking voice felt fine, but when I went to sing, it was like my throat just closed up and I was singing through a brick wall.
After a good night's rest (for the first time in the past two weeks), I decided to follow along with my 10/15/14 lesson recording to get a better idea of what's good for my voice instead of just blindly doing vocalizes. I focused on not getting in the way of the air; pitch is just thought added to breath.
It should feel like sighing but without giving away our posture. This really helped a lot. The air never stops; words are just shapes. Maintain "tumble down" gesture regardless of the pitch.
I worked on my opera stuff, and I really focused on not worrying about how I sound. I did a lot of "sigh motion" things to keep myself released. I did notice that my vocal onset was quite delayed, so my voice was a little swollen. I thought about how air is always flowing and words are just shapes to the air. I switched between "shapes" and "no shapes" to juxtapose the model behavior with the desired behavior a lot with my text; I started on one vowel through the phrase, then all of the vowels, then gentle framing of the consonants, then consonants.
I noticed that I have a tendency to add an extra "push" of air with certain consonants, so I thought about keeping the flow steady and constant and free while singing, no matter what the shape.
I feel SO much better after taking my time and focusing on just letting air out, not making sound. I'm thinking that I should definitely focus on lowering my stress levels and getting more sleep. I feel super tight in my neck/shoulder/back area, so I'll spend some time stretching today too.
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