learn to sing

I realise I was very stressed the last couple of weeks, i went to class on Saturday and all went well..
Still quiet nervous singing in front of others… but even the tutor said I had improved.

A friend of mines cousin, is starting a covers band and wants me to sing with them… I said Yes… haven’t practiced yet.

Decided not to go this week, I feel that the songs we are singing are above my range and trying to sing them is putting stress on my throat.
I have had a sore throat all this week and don’t want to strain my voice before my radio show tomorrow.
I will have to go back to class next week, as I have paid for the whole course.. so I will have to get better this week.
I’m going all hippy in my approach and have purchased a singing hypnosis CD from http://www.singinghypnotherapy.com/
I am looking into the alexander technique for singing.
And are going to do yoga EVERYDAY!!

I will not be defeated

So I started my daytime course yesterday (saturday)
and today I feel terrible.

I had never sung infront of anyone other than my singing tutor, and to sing in front of five other people made me sooooo nervous… my hands were shaking, and my voice was shaking and quavering.

the course was from 11am – 6pm and by the end of the day I couldn’t sing, I was exhausted, embarrsed and my throat hurt.

I felt I had taken 3 big steps backward..

So in 6 months I have come a long way!!
My range has increased and there is no longer breaks in my voice. I feel very confident and are starting my Group singing class this Saturday…
Can’t wait.

So I tried practicing last night and felt frustrated as my progress has been to slow.
My tutor is often away, singing herself so I am not always seeing her every week. And with out goals I find it hard to gather the momentum.
I today enrolled in a three month course. Every saturday starting in july.
At the end of the course we go into the studio and record a demo.
Now thats a Goal!! so even though the course was very expensive, I decided to put my money where my mouth is… Literally

I think singing is harder for me than other people.
I talk in my throat, always have, so I am trying to remove a lifelong habit of where I place my voice.

Last night I started to find my head voiceby making a Vemmmm noise before singing each line. It felt sooo good to be making free notes, with no voice pushing.