Hokay - so this is the first required blog posting here on our spiffy chorus blog. I've had some difficulty getting our audio files up - so I'll be asking you a question today and you'll need to leave a response in the comment area of the blog. You don't have to get suuuuper in depth - but at least a few sentences or a coherent thought would be nice :P
Question for the week - please respond by 11/16 - Sunday!
As a singer in chorus or while singing for fun - what challenges you most? On the other hand - what do you feel that you do very well in relation to singing?
Be honest and have fun!
As a reward - an updated photo with all chorus members in the shot - except for me, Mrs. Flateau. *Cries*
Question for the week - please respond by 11/16 - Sunday!
As a singer in chorus or while singing for fun - what challenges you most? On the other hand - what do you feel that you do very well in relation to singing?
Be honest and have fun!
As a reward - an updated photo with all chorus members in the shot - except for me, Mrs. Flateau. *Cries*
Have a fantabulous weekend - my little singing fools.
21 comments:
First of all I'm not a fool I'm slightly crazy. Now that we got that out of the way one thing that challenges me the most is the same notes over and over again (stupid f). I think it bothers me so much because I get comfortable on that one note and then I lazy with it. Something that is some what easy for me is the support and breathe control. I think it is easy for me because of the sports I play. All of them involve you to be able to control your breathe and sometimes be able to hold it. Well, thats all i have to say about that.
Thank you for leaving the first post Kyle, this is a great response and a nice model for your classmates! I'm going to respond as well.
I find breath control to be my most challenging area - as a solo/group singer and even as a teacher! I'm often taking more breaths than any of you and I'm not even singing - what gives?!
As far as a strength goes - I've always had "relative pitch" - which means I can find intervals and pitches in relation to a set pitch pretty easily. Which is very handy while singing (aids with sight-singing) or while teaching - since it makes listening to other people singing their parts a lot easier!
I have always loved to sing, but what challanges me the most is going lower- espesially the SA part in Going to Bethleham. I tend to follow the sopranos and can't hear my own part. What I do well is listen and then follow, i tend to learn by listening more, for example, when Mrs. Flateau sings our part, I can usually follow well. I can also be pretty loud too. - maria
i'd say the most challenging thing for me is having a breathy voice. i'd love to have a clear-as-a-bell voice like cathleen, but it's not meant for some people, i guess. i also have a CRAZY childish little voice, hbut im trying to not sound like a 4 year old.
Thanks for replying Maria and Quiglet!
Maria - you're really improving with staying your ground while singing the SA part in Goin to Bethlehem. It's these challenging parts that make us better singers!
Quiggles - Your voice is beautiful and your own! Don't try to make it like someone elses - it's special because it's yours. And for what it's worth - you don't sound like a 4 year old :P
I find that going to the higher notes now makes my throat "uncomfortable" for lack of a better word. I used to sing Alto....just ask Olivia....but now it kind of hurts.
As for where my strengths are, I like to think I have good breath control. One time in chorus...I forgot which year...We had a breath control contest to see who had the most breath control..and I got it...but anyway, besides that, nothing really for me.
I think the thing that is most challenging for me is the quick change from a very low note to a high one. I also have some trouble with the breathing control. Another thing that troubles me is when I'm singing then all of a sudden Olivia or someone else in my section turns so that they're singing right into my ear. I understand that they're it doing most likely because I'm off key or something, but its hard to pay attention to the words when someone is singing right into my ear. ~kim
The most challenging thing for me singing in chorus is losing my own part in the midst of really great songs, such as Goin to Bethlehem, when we change notes and all I can hear around me is the Sopranos, and the other SA's trying to find our part. My strength in singing, as the converse to my challenge, is that I am able to hold out my own part once I have it.
PS: We look like such a big chorus in the picture!
hi everyone! my most difficult part of singing is controlling my breaths. this really doesn't help me out on my nice high full speed soprano parts (but i love them nonetheless). the easiest part of singing for me is holding my own and finding/remembering notes. i have a great pair of ears and i don't know what i would do without them. :D ashleigh
Well, I'd have to say the most challenging thing for me are the jumps. Like at the end of dide ta deo....grrr and the tenor line for blow the candles out... I think my strongest point is being able to breathe and support sustained notes. I've had asthma since i was born, so I've learned to control my breathing over the years of practice.
JB
The most challenging thing for me, I have to say, is being loud. I sing aloud outside of chorus all the time and its good, but for some reason its hard for me in chours. I think that it may be because I dont sing the same in chorus, my voice is different maybe its because I'm try too hard.
My strenght I guess would be that I can actually sing sapp. thats what I was last year but I dont like to show that for some reason because I like singing alto. But I can sing both(shh its a secret ;). I think that I breathe correctly in chorus as well. I have worked on it a lot and I got to where I think I should be.
What challenges me most with singing is finding the right place to put my breaths whenever I'm singing. More often than not I find myself extremely out of breath after I'm done singing, and whenever I find the right place to put my breathing I can lose it really easily... (If that doesn't make any sense just tell me...;) What I find most easy when singing is using different inflections when I sing, It's somewhat of an inherited "skill" that I got from my dad...but that was pretty much all I could think of.
However, here's a thought...Maybe I wont have to commandeer Mrs.Mina's computer next time I have to comment...lol...
Hey, I found it! This is Cat, btw. Hi! The part I find the hardest..I can't really think of anything. I can't read bass clef, but I sing soprano, so that's really not much of a problem for me. I've been doing chorus since third grade, so I have a pretty easy time. A couple of my strengths are remembering chains of notes well, singing loud, and I was told that I have perfect pitch. That's pretty much it.
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HI!
mmk people. Heather's gonna comment. now it's a PAR-TAY!!! i find my mist difficult area in singing is breathing correctly and my posture. i'm constantly reminding myself how to stand and breath so i can sing better. i think i am really good at listening to my section to make sure i'm singing correctly. btw, big thanks to the altos for singing REALLY LOUD when i need help because without you guys i would be completely lost and never find my way back =D
My biggest problem is having to hold a note [especially a G] for a long amount of time [De day ta deo] What I feel I do best is finding my note. I can listen to the others and match it in my octave. [except in de day ta deo]
Thank you to everyone who left their comments - I will post a list of those who participated this week - thanks again! See you tomorrow!
my challenge for singing is that i need a little help with my notes on accasions. my best thing is thought that i can read music well and can usually get my starting note fine
ok well whats hard for me is the remebering the notes and making sure im in tune and not getting sucked into other parts and beinga scardy pants about just belting it out. whats easier for me is that i can project my voice and control my breathing really well do to drama... i did some awesome control excersizes a few years ago including having to walk a set distance while holding a constant note at a consant volume each time you were sucessful the distancce got longer it helped to learn insane amounts of contol
Ugh!!! Where do I begin? lol I tend to be having trouble with "Going to Bethlehem" being an SA is really difficult, but I think it's getting better; sort of. Having to "stagger breathe" is driving me crazy! I need help with the diaphragm; I can't be a Broadway star without it. Another thing was the "bridge" in "Praise his Holy Name" and when Mr. Stevenson helped us with the two pieces; I guess we just weren't used to hearing the piano while we sang; at least I did. There are probably even more things that are troublesome...
HELP ME!!!!!!!
P.S.
A fool, come on - we can't be that bad 0:)
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