NOTES

Singing in the instinctive way is simply imitating a pitch, or making a superficial

sound that is just a parrot of a real sound. Real singing is creating a sound from
your instrument. Sound is a vibration. Each note is a vibration created by the
vocal chords.
When singing, remember that each note and vowel and consonant is separate from
one another.
When taking a breath, think of suckling. Tongue on top of palate (which stays
LOW), breath of exhaustion (not diaphragm, no nape of the neck, no lowering
larynx or modifying the instrument in any way). Jaw should be free
Do the little cough (before the beat, GLOTTIS) to close the chords and make
them emit a real sound.
While singing, it should feel like when you breathe against glass and make it fog
up
The muscles that make you burp are the same muscles that make you sing. You
should feel the sound coming from that place.
Vowels are created from the vocal chords (hence the name).
Vowels have a shape. Picture the shape of vowels instead of just blurting them
out.
When singing a scale (or anything for that matter) remember to carry the tone.
The last note should be of the same quality of the first one. One has to keep the
strength until the very end (as opposed to weakening after the big attack).
When practicing a song, its crucial that you SPEAK the words as if they were
just a monologue to fully familiarize yourself with them and to create the
dynamics of the song. Otherwise you are just singing a melody and not conveying
the meaning of it. Also, this will help to make the song more interesting because it
will have many more nuances.
Vowels and consonants are completely separate. Consonants (fricatives) are
always silent, they are never part of a vowel. There is no such thing as singing a
consonant.
Vibration occurs if the instrument is being used properly. There is no such thing
as making your voice vibrate because that is simply an imitation of a real sound. If
the breath is taken the right way, the voice has no choice but to vibrate, because
its creating a sound, aka a vibration.
Making voice sound beautiful is another example of imitation. Again, if the
instrument is used the proper way, there is no need to embellish it and disguise it
with sounds that are simply an imitation of a pitch and not your own voice. It will
sound beautiful on its own.
One should sing without having to modify anything (like raising your palate,
lowering your larynx, expanding your diaphragm, etc). Sing as you speak: by
taking the right kind of breath (that in speaking is instinctive).
In order to sing properly, the vocal chords need to close. Do do this, imitate a
cough and right after that, sing (not by making the sound, but by letting it go).
Another way to think of this is the burp: the same muscles that make you burp
make you sing.

The diaphragm method is a clenching of the muscles that produces an artificial

sound, it is an unnatural way of singing: one cant control the position of the
larynx, or the diaphragm, the soft palate, etc. If the breath is the right one, all of
these things will take care of themselves on their own.
The voice comes from the VOICE BOX. Nowhere else. The breath must be taken
from the top, not from the bottom (diaphragm). It must be free and natural.
The larynx HAS to go up and down, according to the pitch one sings. Also,
according to the pitch, the mouth changes shape (it opens or closes more). Do not
try to control these two things by trying to keep the larynx low at all times or
trying to keep the mouth in the same position in all pitches.
The tongue also has an important role in singing: it shapes the vowels.