speech level singing

30 Sep

Black Pizza…(Sung to the Tune of “Black Coffee”)

Jessica Boykin-Settles0 CommentsPracticing, Practicing Jazz Singing, UncategorizedBetty Carter, Charlie Parker, Jamey Aebersold, Jazz Ear Training, Ornithology, Seth Riggs, Singing for the Stars, speech level singing, transcription, Washington Women in Jazz Festival

Hi All! Today's practice session got off to a great start. I went through my Anne Peckham warm-ups and I noticed that there is starting to be some improvement in my vocal agility. That made me smile! I did both the warm-up for all voices and then the beginning warm-up for high voices. Then I went through all of the Speech Level Singing exercises in part one of the Seth Riggs Singing for the Stars book. I felt really good after this although there is still some fuzziness in my low range. I was able to get through the tongue…

26 Sep

Music tHERapy, Steve Coleman, Izze Apple Soda and Other Various and Sundry Things

Jessica Boykin-Settles0 CommentsConcerts, Practicing, Practicing Jazz Singing, UncategorizedAnne Peckham, Atlas Theater, Charlie Parker, false vocal folds, Ornithology, Seth Riggs, speech level singing, Steve Coleman, vocal warmup

Started this session with vocal warm-ups from the Anne Peckham's The Contemporary Singer. Even after getting through the Beginning Warm-up for all voices and the first warm-up for high voices, I still didn't feel warm or agile, my intonation was not on point and I was not getting the smooth transitions all the way through my range. My false vocal folds are also acting really lazy and I'm going to have to go back to my exercises for moving them off to the sides and from on top of my true vocal folds. At this point, because I was sounding…