elysehuimin
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Hey! Im a newbie here. i need an answer to this question. do i need to make my abdomen tight when singing both high and low range? if yes, how to? just push my stomach forward?
worms_eat_birds said:eh..depends on what type of sound you basically want coming out. choir trained ppl would definitely tell u to let the sound come from your stomach..(no offence to choir trained fellow vocalists).. but sometimes, wen singing rock..its important to noe wen to use what..sometimes let the sound come from your throat..sometimes let it come from your stomach..though stomach is actualli clearer n more "powerful" as well as less strainous on the voice..it takes out the edge in ur voice..alternative bands like say audioslave's chris cornell, even lifehouse, the calling etc..would tend to haf de voice come from the throat..to get de edge..but to get the evanescence type of voice..u'd use from the stomach..
having said that, if u wan a stomach voice...u haf to relax..n feel de air coming from ur stomach outwards..dat is to say wen ur singing..u should feel like there's dis reli hard ball at ur stomach den u can't reli press down..ur facial muscles should also feel v.relaxed..dat is to say u shouldn't look constipated..open ur mouth slightly bigger would help to draw out the voice too..normally stomach voice is easier to up to higher notes. (do not confuse de relaxedness of being able to reach these higher notes wid falsetto..which comes under different technique..notin to do wid stomach)
as for throat..its kinda simple..everitin should feel like all the air is coming from your throat..n yes..now ur facial muscles do contract more..n u should b able to feel it too..like ur eyebrows would be more "screwed up"..n if u go to v.high notes..u'll notice ur face feels like bursting..yea..n gives ya de reli throaty voice..husky for guys..sexy for girls.. haha..do note however dat u do run de risk of straining ur voice wen singing dis way..tho heck..i do it all de time for most songs too..haha..jus dun strain can alr.
yup..hope u understand wad i'm trying to say..heh..though i've nv received ani vocal training or wadeva.all dis goes by personal experience..