Friday 14th November 2014 - Singing Techniques (Ongoing)

Friday 14th November 2014
Singing Techniques

Vocal Technique	Progress To Date	Target	Date	Progress To Date	Targets	Date
Intonation - The pitching of each note, this refers to weather someone is singing in tune or not.	Repeating the same note whilst singing staccato, this helps improve accuracy of intonation.	From when i started doing this i have noticed that my accuracy has continued to improve, however i need to continue to keep working on this.	Friday 8th May 2015	Singing arpeggios at different octaves and strengths to improve intonation over time.	My intonation is continuing to improve and therefore I am able to sing more challenging songs and be more accurate in my pitching.	Friday 1st May 2015
Flexibility – The ability to sing a range of different notes in a phrase.	Singing intervals gets your voice used to changing notes easily	Since doing this I have noticed that I do not slide up or down to notes any more I find it more easier.	Friday 1st May 2015	I have continued to sing intervals	I have continued to see improvement’s in my flexibility in my voice I am going to continue to work on this.	Friday 8th May 2015
Range - Refers to how high or low someone can sing.	Singing a song that has one high note that is slightly out of my range	This has given me something to work on as I am comfortable with the rest of the song as it is in my range.	Friday 8th May 2015		.
Diction – The way a singer pronounces each word or syllable.	Focusing on “s”s this is helping my diction improve	I am notising improvements as I found it hard to pronounce this letter but this is improving	Friday 15th May 2015	Tongue twisters such as “unique New York”	My singing is becoming more clearer now	Friday 1st May 2015
Articulation - The different ways you use your voice for example legato (smooth), staccato (short).				. Tongue twisters such as “unique New York”	As well as improving diction this is also helping my articulation.	Friday 8th May 2015
Projection – The ability to sing loudly and clearly.	Singing a song through really quietly and then louder and fully projecting, this shows the difference between the two and helps project fully.	This has helped as i can see where i need to improve in terms of projection and this has improved from a few months ago.	Friday 17th April 2015	Sing a scale, starting off quietly and creating a crescendo effect.	This helps improve projection over time, I have noticed that I can sing louder when performing.	Friday 24th April 2015
Breath Control – The way a singer uses their breath to support the notes they are singing.	Laying on the floor, placing your hands on your diaphragm whilst singing “ha”	I can find it easier to control my breathing when singing now, this still has room for improvement though.	Friday 17th April 2015	Panting whilst placing hands on diaphram	This is also helping me keep control of my breath when singing.	Friday 24th April 2015

Vocal Technique	Progress To Date	Target	Date	Progress To Date	Targets	Date
Intonation - The pitching of each note, this refers to weather someone is singing in tune or not.	I have continued to use accompaniment when singing as it helps me stay on the correct pitch when singing.	I have noticed my pitching is better but i still need to work on it to make it more accurate all of the time.	Friday 20th February	When singing with a piano or someone else match their pitch when singing one note, this improves accuracy over time.	Since doing this i have noticed that my pitching has become more accurate i need to continue working on this.	Friday 13th March 2015
Flexibility – The ability to sing a range of different notes in a phrase.	Singing on a "brrr" on a scale allows your larynx to slightly tilt and all the voice to become more flexible and move easier.	This has allowed me to sing songs that change more and therefore allow me to sing better.	Friday 27th February	When singing a n ascending or descending scale alternate between an "aw" and "ee" sound.	I noticed that since i have been doing this i have found it easier to sing different phrases easier, to further improve on this i need to continue.	Friday 20th March 2015
Range - Refers to how high or low someone can sing.	I have been practising scales including an octave or a filth, these include both high and low scales.	I am going to continue to practice these but occasionally going higher or lower that Is comfortably in my range.	Friday 6th March 2015	Singing songs that are inside my range but some of the top and bottom notes are a little bit uncomfortable, this allows my voice to practise singing notes that are not comfortably in my range.	I want my range to keep expanding so that i can sing more challenging songs well enough to perform.	Friday 13th March 2015
Diction – The way a singer pronounces each word or syllable.	When singing a scale apply constanant sounds such as "d", "k" and "t"	This has helped me	Friday 27th February	Singing doh, ray, me, far, so, la, te, doh helps your voice gets used to singing different sounds.	My diction has continued to improve but there are some sounds that could be clearer.	Friday 20th March 2015
Articulation - The different ways you use your voice for example legato (smooth), staccato (short).	Repeating the same note whilst singing staccato, and then followed by legato this helps improve articulation.	This has improved the clarity of my articulation, however this could still be improved.	Friday 6th March 2015	Tongue twisters like "she sells sea shells on the sea shore"		Friday 27th March 2015
Projection – The abilty to sing loudly and clearly.	I have stared singing in front of a mirror so that  can see what i look like when i sing.	.This has improved my projection, since doing thi i have been usng different things to improve such as facial expressions and better posture.	Friday 6th March 2015			Friday 3rd April 2015
Breath Control – The way a singer uses their breath to support the notes they are singing.	Singing “ha ha ha” in a scale imporves breath control as it helps control the amount of breath escaping.	Since i started doing this months ago i have noticed that my breath is easier to control when singing.	Friday 27th February 2015			Friday 27th March 2015

Vocal Technique	Progress To Date	Target	Date	Progress To Date	Targets	Date
Intonation - The pitching of each note, this refers to weather someone is singing in tune or not.	When singing i have been using backing tracks rather than singing A Capella. This is because if you sing without accompaniment it is harder to hear when you are singing the wrong pitch.	I need to continue to do this because i tend to go out of tune a lot when singing. If i keep singing with accompaniment i will improve my intonation over time.	Friday 6th February 2015	when singing high notes, i have been picturing jumping on top of the note rather than sliding up to it.	I need to keep working on this to make sure that i sing the correct note rather than one that is below it, and therefore singing out of tune.	Friday 20th February 2015
Flexibilty – The ability to sing a range of different notes in a phrase.	When singing a n ascending or descending scale alternate between an "aw" and "ee" sound.	I noticed that since i have been doing this i have found it easier to sing different phrases easier, to further improve on this i need to continue.	Friday 6th February 2015	Singing on a "brrr" on a scale allows your larynx to slightly tilt and all the voice to become more flexibile.	Since doing this I have noticed that I can move between different notes and sounds more easily.	Friday 27th March 2015
Range - Refers to how high or low someone can sing.	Singing songs that are inside my range but some of the top and bottom notes are a little bit uncomfortable, this allows my voice to practise singing notes that are not comfortably in my range.	If i sing songs that continue to stretch my range over time it will expand and i will be able to sing higher and lower notes.	Friday 13th February 2015	Singing staccato and legato notes at the top and bottom of your range helps to expand your range.	This is helping me feel more comfortable singing in these parts of my range and therefore improving the quality of my singing.	Friday 3rd April 2015
Diction – The way a singer pronounces each word or syllable.	Making a "brr" sound before singing to warm up my voice, improves diction over time.	Each time i do this i find it easier and i have noticed an improvement in my diction. I am going to continue to do this.	Friday 6th February 2015	When singing a scale apply constanant sounds such as "d", "k" and "t"	Since doing this I shave noticed that i am able to pronounce different letters and sounds more clearly.	Friday 10th April 2015
Articulation - The different ways you use your voice for example legato (smooth), staccato (short).	I have been focusing on staccato notes on scale so that i can improve them to make them louder and clearer.	I am going to continue to do this to make sure that these notes sound different to legato notes.	Friday 13th February 2015	singing 3 staccato notes followed by one legato note of the same length to improve my articulation.	My articulation is improving and therefore my staccato and legato notes are becoming more clear.	Friday 17th April 2015
Projection – The abilty to sing loudly and clearly.	When singing making sure that my posture is up right all the time so that I can sing clearly and out to the audience.	My singing is a lot more clearer when I stand up right, compared to when being slightly slouched.	Friday 20th February 2015	When singing picture yourself singing along a piece of string and along the sound to travel to the end of it.	I continued to do this as last time I did it I noticed a bit changed in the amount that I projected my singing and how much it had improved.	Friday 3rd April 2015
Breath Control – The way a singer uses their breath to support the notes they are singing.	Putting my hand on my diaphragm when singing "ha" to improve this, so that I can sing longer.	I have noticed when singing particular songs that I don't take as many breaths as I usually do, this therefore improves my fluidity.	Friday 13th February 2015	Singing a scale where each note is held for 4 counts, start with 2 and each time you do it add one more.	Since starting this I have noticed that I can sing these scales for longer, therefore I am noticing an improvement in my breath control.	Friday 10th April 2015

Vocal Technique	Progress To Date	Target	Date	Progress To Date	Targets	Date
Intonation - The pitching of each note, this refers to weather someone is singing in tune or not.	I have been practising intervals by using notes that are associated with different notes. I have been able to develop the gap inbetween the numbers for example 1-5.	I am going to practise my intervals each time further apart so that my intonation improves as well as my range. I want to be able to sing an octave interval successfully.	Friday 14th November 2014.	Listening to random notes played on a piano and trying to match pitch without the piano being played.	I sometimes get this wrong so i need to keep practising to make sure that my pitching improves.	Friday 23rd January 2015
Flexibilty – The ability to sing a range of different notes in a phrase.	Singing scales is also improving my flexibility as my voice is getting used to changing each notes frequently.	I am going to carry on working on scales as it helps with my flexibility and my range. This is because I am singing higher and lower notes.	Friday 16th January 2015	Singing a "aw" sound "ee" on a scale to allow my voice to get used to changing sounds.	I found this easier in lower register, however when I started to get higher I noticed that I found it harder.	Friday 13th February
Range - Refers to how high or low someone can sing.	I have been practising scales including an octave or a filth, these include both high and low scales.	I am going to continue to practice these but occasionally going higher or lower that Is comfortably in my range .	Friday 14th November 2014.	Singing a phase at the top and the bottom of my range to expand it further.	I need ot continue doing this regulary to make sure that my range imporves.	Friday 30th January 2015
Diction – The way a singer pronounces each word or syllable.	I have been singing different consonants sounds to get better diction of “d”s and “t”s	Singing different sounds on a scale improves the quality of diction whilst singing.	Friday 16th January 2015	Singing different tounge twisters when warming up such as "unigue New York" to improve diction.	I have got better at this, i can now say them faster and still pronounce them correctly, continue practising this to be able to say them faster.	Friday 30th January 2015
Articulation - The different ways you use your voice for example legato (smooth), staccato (short).	I have been practising my articulation by specifically focusing on staccato and legato notes separately. I have been using scales to do this.	I am going to practice my legato and staccato notes to higher and lower scales so I can sing these at different pitches well.	Friday 14th November 2014.	Singing melodies with staccato notes followed by legato notes to make sure that there is a clear difference in the way that they sound.	This is going well, i need to continue to practise this so that i keep improving.	Friday 23rd January 2015
Projection – The abilty to sing loudly and clearly.	When singing a scale whilst pronouncing “ha ha ha” it improves both projection and breath control as it helps add to the volume of singing.	This is going well, i have noticed that my singing has become louder since starting this.	Friday 16th January 2015	When singing visualise singing along a long piece of string, the louder the voice the further it will travel.	Over the last week my dynamics have improved as my singing has got louder and therefore my projection has got better. Continue doing this to further improve.	Friday 30th January 2015
Breath Control – The way a singer uses their breath to support the notes they are singing.	Singing “ha ha ha” in a scale imporves breath control as it helps control the amount of breath escaping.	I am finding it easier to control my breath whilst singing other songs as i have been working on this.	Tuesday 20th January 2015	Breathing in for 1 count and then singing "ah" for 1 note, continue doing this until 6 counts.	I find it harder to sing a clear note when i get to 5 and 6 counts, i need to keep practising this so that i will find it easier each time.	Friday 23rd January 2015