| Do you long for a beautiful, crystal clear voice? This | | | | probably don't feel vibration there. The vibration shows |
| simple technique will show you how to bring your voice | | | | you where you have placed your voice. |
| forward and out of the throat, giving you that clear, | | | | Follow your finger with your voice |
| sweet singing voice that you want. | | | | Sing a long nasal "E," while you are doing that, drag |
| Nasal voice placement | | | | your finger from the bridge of your nose, all along the |
| Before we start this, I want to state that this is an | | | | tip to the spot just above your teeth, where we were |
| exercise only, to help you gain control of directing your | | | | before. Pretend that the voice is following the finger. |
| voice, and not intended as a way to sing in public for | | | | Use your imagination and really focus on that finger. |
| people! | | | | You may need to do it a few times, before you begin |
| I'm sure that as a child, just fooling around, you put your | | | | feeling a vibration, where your finger stops. The |
| voice in your nose. Maybe you pretended you were a | | | | vibration will tell you that you are successful. Not only |
| monkey. Perhaps if you speak French, you can | | | | that, but you will hear the voice change from nasal, to |
| produce a nasal sound easily. | | | | forward only. If you have been singing in your throat, |
| So, that is where we want to start, making an "E" | | | | forward will sound clearer and sharper, while the throat |
| sound as nasally as you can. It may feel funny and | | | | sound is more fat and fuzzy. |
| sound funny. Most of my students have a good laugh, | | | | This will require some practice to fully master, but you |
| when we do this exercise, and we have great fun. So, | | | | will start seeing results very soon. You will get to know |
| just have some fun with it. | | | | when your voice is forward, and that is half the battle. |
| Practice singing some notes to the "E" vowel using | | | | The more you practice the easier it will get. |
| your nasal placement, remembering that this is just an | | | | Reading aloud is good. And if you can integrate this |
| exercise. By placing your voice in your nose, you have | | | | habit of using your voice forward, while speaking, it will |
| actually directed your voice and have a "handle" on it, | | | | become a habit much faster and much easier. After all, |
| so to speak. And that is my purpose. Practice this for | | | | you speak more often than you sing, so think of all that |
| a while until it comes easily. | | | | practice you'll be getting. |
| Next, put your index finger upon your nose, close to | | | | So, whether you're a veteran singer, or just learning to |
| the bridge, as you sing your nasal "E." Feel the vibration | | | | sing, if you want to sing more forward and have a |
| in your nose. Now move your index finger to your | | | | clearer voice, you can certainly achieve it. This little |
| front lip, just above your teeth on the gum line. You | | | | exercise is a real gem. |