Lip trills
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fiqthefallen
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yeah... it's a good warm up practice ahead of a performance... but make sure you dont to it in front of other people who'll think you're nuts.. haha 
btherl
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It's more than just a warm up! It's a training method as well. I used it for a few days and already increased my comfortable range by around half an octave.
The idea is pretty simple - use the lip trill to find the appropriate muscle configuration for singing a note, and then open your mouth The lip trill lets you find the right configuration without straining.
The idea is pretty simple - use the lip trill to find the appropriate muscle configuration for singing a note, and then open your mouth
The lip trill lets you find the right configuration without straining.
fiqthefallen
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the only reason why i dont like it is coz i can only do short ones! is it supposed to be that way or there's a way to "extend" lip trills??
btherl
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That means you're not doing them properly That's the same problem I had for a long time before I finally sorted it out. If your lip trill finishes very quickly, then you're losing air, and that means either you are pushing too much air or your vocal chords aren't closed properly (or both). And that type of lip trill doesn't help at all.
I'm not really sure how I solved it .. over a few days I practiced and practiced until I got the right balance of pressure and vocal chord closure. You can tell when it's right because you are relaxed, but you get a very rich and bright sound. You can make a bright sound by tensing your throat, but that's also no good. That's the OTHER problem I've had for so long.
Once the lip trill is sorted, it's easy to use it to train your voice. And the results are quite amazing. But as for how to get it sorted, I'm not too sure about that. One of my friends also has a problem where his lip trill doesn't sound like it should, and doesn't work like it should.
My old "leaky" lip trill finished in no more than 5 seconds. My "fixed" lip trill I can hold for 15 seconds without trouble, and without the tension I had with my old one. I am sure it can last longer .. I think it should be able to go for 30-40 seconds at least if my technique was better.
That's the same problem I had for a long time before I finally sorted it out. If your lip trill finishes very quickly, then you're losing air, and that means either you are pushing too much air or your vocal chords aren't closed properly (or both). And that type of lip trill doesn't help at all.I'm not really sure how I solved it .. over a few days I practiced and practiced until I got the right balance of pressure and vocal chord closure. You can tell when it's right because you are relaxed, but you get a very rich and bright sound. You can make a bright sound by tensing your throat, but that's also no good. That's the OTHER problem I've had for so long.
Once the lip trill is sorted, it's easy to use it to train your voice. And the results are quite amazing. But as for how to get it sorted, I'm not too sure about that. One of my friends also has a problem where his lip trill doesn't sound like it should, and doesn't work like it should.
My old "leaky" lip trill finished in no more than 5 seconds. My "fixed" lip trill I can hold for 15 seconds without trouble, and without the tension I had with my old one. I am sure it can last longer .. I think it should be able to go for 30-40 seconds at least if my technique was better.
jaycomposer
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What's this lip trill thing? how does it help? I tried to do it based on you guy's description on how it's supposed to be done, and I got 21 secs on my first try, 25 secs on second, and 30 secs on third, then I felt that my lips feel a bit numb and my throat tickled, so I stopped.
How does it help? I can understand how trying to hold a note still for longer and longer times will help your singing, but the brrrrrrrring, how does it help?
How does it help? I can understand how trying to hold a note still for longer and longer times will help your singing, but the brrrrrrrring, how does it help?
There're 2 schools of thought for it. Some do it with index fingers pressing against the cheeks to prevent excessive air frm working. Some jus do it without pressing, cos they feel more natural wif it.
However, it has its limitation too. Another way for opening up the voice is "Ho.." yawning method introduced by classical singing. It usually follows by series of "Ha", they are considered as "one" exercise. This exercise would open up the voice & prepare the diaphragm. I'd seen my teacher sang powerful, high & sustained tone after dis warm up. Pretty impressive.
However, dis exercise counters against "Lips-thrill". Bcos 1 of the exercise would overcome the result dat u'd gain frm another. So choose either one of it.
btherl
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The brrring reduces the pressure and tension required to make a noise. If your lips are getting numb, it may be because they are brring too fast. It should be quite slow, so you can almost see them bouncing up and down. Kinda funny to watch
Anyway, the benefit of reducing the pressure required is that you can work on your technique in a very comfortable way. Then you can move that technique back into your full voice. In this way you can discover effective vocal configurations with much less risk of introducing tension.
Cloudwind, how does that exercise counter the lip trill? Is it because lip trill encourages pop style singing but that exercise encourages classical style singing?
The brrring reduces the pressure and tension required to make a noise. If your lips are getting numb, it may be because they are brring too fast. It should be quite slow, so you can almost see them bouncing up and down. Kinda funny to watch
Anyway, the benefit of reducing the pressure required is that you can work on your technique in a very comfortable way. Then you can move that technique back into your full voice. In this way you can discover effective vocal configurations with much less risk of introducing tension.
Cloudwind, how does that exercise counter the lip trill? Is it because lip trill encourages pop style singing but that exercise encourages classical style singing?
Smartie bingo! Yeap, it's like overwriting the muscle's program. So if u choose volume & power over gentle natural voice, use dat method. Else stick to lips-thrill would be ideal.
