Flamenco song is characterized by strength and expression from heart to heart. The best of flamenco voices have these qualities but without pushing the voice to the limits. How to achieve it?
Here I am giving some suggestions.
Lesson One: Explore your Instrument: Breathing and Posture
The human voice is an instrument consisted not only of the vocal cords. The entire body is taking active part in forming its sound.
The human voice is an instrument consisted not only of the vocal cords. The entire body is taking active part in forming its sound.
Begin singing by relaxing.
a) Lying down and feeling your breathing motions are beneficial when you are about to sing. It frees you from all the tension present when standing and speaking. It allows you to explore your own unique breathing style and the amount of pressure appropriate for reorganizing the vocal apparatus.
b) "Scan" your body by putting your attention on different parts of the body. This will enhance the relaxation.
d) Try to remember how you body feels when relaxing and how you body moves when you are breathing.
This exercise will increase your vocal agility.
2. Stand up and think to the breathing exercise you did while lying down. Once you feel what you felt while lying down, you are ready to sing using what you learned from exploring your voice.
Once you have explored all that your voice can do, you can learn to apply it to any style of singing.
On the following lessons we are going to continue exploring possibilities of your voice.
