I hope Daryl Celis would be able to read this. I have some tips for him which might help improve his performances that will make his fans happier and make him worth voting for.
Hit the first note right
The first note is very important. The first note creates first impression. If you started with a bad note, most likely you will be singing out of tune. So how do you hit the exact note? Preparation. Before you hit the first note, sing it in your head. Once the exact note has registered in your brain, it follows vocally you will be singing the exact note. Don't worry about the brain's multi-tasking ability. The brain is superior at that. In microseconds before you produce the sound from your vocal chords, you can actually prepare it first in your head.
Sing with confidence
Performing on stage can be nerve-racking. The technique is to imagine an empty auditorium. Imagine you have no audience at all, that you're alone on stage. Avoid eye contact especially to those in the front rows. Don't mind the hundreds of eyes looking at you. So, with that, how do you communicate to your audience? One technique is to look at the camera as if the camera is unplug and not working. Sing to the camera and imagine it as someone else. Another technique is to look at the farthest wall behind the last row of the audience. That way you can trick your audience to having eye contact with them when in fact you're looking at a wall.
Sing from your heart
Feel the song. Understand the song. Feel the music. What is the music telling you? Then communicate the song to someone, who can be an imaginary being. Learn the lyrics beforehand and come up with a story. It can be a make-believe story or a story you can relate to. If you sing from your heart, the voice follows beautifully.
Let your facial muscles move
Your voice depends to a lot of body organs - bones, muscles, shape of mouth, diaphragm, etc. Don't control and restrict your muscles when you produce a sound. Study how Lea Salonga sings. By not restricting your facial muscles to produce a sound, you will be able to pronounce the lyric well.
Produce a good sound
Study the sound you produce. When you instruct yourself to produce a good sound, your voice will obey. Just say to your self, "good sound" and you will produce that good sound.
Vocalize
Vocalize every day. Warm your vocal chords with warm water to make your tissues softer and more stretchable.
Power up the volume of your voice
On stage, imagine throwing your voice to the end of the auditorium as if talking to a person who is 100 meters away from you. If the person you're talking to is at the end of the hall, would you not speak louder in order to be heard? Also, practice singing in an open field, public park or any open space, roof top, or balcony of a building.
Sing with dynamics
Apply softness and loudness to your song. Don't sing loudly or softly from the first to the last note. There has to be notes that are sung softly, moderately, and very softly. Some notes should be loud, very loud or moderately loud. It has to be a mixture of everything in order not to be boring. Exhibit in one song the use of the different types of tones - head tones, chest tones, throat, and sparingly, nasal tones - whenever applicable.
Seek your diaphragm's support
If you lack diaphragm support, you tend to go flat. Don't lose that air in your diaphragm if you don't want to sing out of tune. If you want to sustain a long note, stock lots of air in your diaphragm.
Prepare to reach a high note
If you're unlikely to reach a high note, use the same technique when hitting the first note - preparation. If you're already near a high note, prepare your mind by singing in your head the high note. Once the high note is already in your brain, your vocal chords has no choice but to obey the brain. Also try flexing your foot to reach a high note.
Hit the first note right
The first note is very important. The first note creates first impression. If you started with a bad note, most likely you will be singing out of tune. So how do you hit the exact note? Preparation. Before you hit the first note, sing it in your head. Once the exact note has registered in your brain, it follows vocally you will be singing the exact note. Don't worry about the brain's multi-tasking ability. The brain is superior at that. In microseconds before you produce the sound from your vocal chords, you can actually prepare it first in your head.
Sing with confidence
Performing on stage can be nerve-racking. The technique is to imagine an empty auditorium. Imagine you have no audience at all, that you're alone on stage. Avoid eye contact especially to those in the front rows. Don't mind the hundreds of eyes looking at you. So, with that, how do you communicate to your audience? One technique is to look at the camera as if the camera is unplug and not working. Sing to the camera and imagine it as someone else. Another technique is to look at the farthest wall behind the last row of the audience. That way you can trick your audience to having eye contact with them when in fact you're looking at a wall.
Sing from your heart
Feel the song. Understand the song. Feel the music. What is the music telling you? Then communicate the song to someone, who can be an imaginary being. Learn the lyrics beforehand and come up with a story. It can be a make-believe story or a story you can relate to. If you sing from your heart, the voice follows beautifully.
Let your facial muscles move
Your voice depends to a lot of body organs - bones, muscles, shape of mouth, diaphragm, etc. Don't control and restrict your muscles when you produce a sound. Study how Lea Salonga sings. By not restricting your facial muscles to produce a sound, you will be able to pronounce the lyric well.
Produce a good sound
Study the sound you produce. When you instruct yourself to produce a good sound, your voice will obey. Just say to your self, "good sound" and you will produce that good sound.
Vocalize
Vocalize every day. Warm your vocal chords with warm water to make your tissues softer and more stretchable.
Power up the volume of your voice
On stage, imagine throwing your voice to the end of the auditorium as if talking to a person who is 100 meters away from you. If the person you're talking to is at the end of the hall, would you not speak louder in order to be heard? Also, practice singing in an open field, public park or any open space, roof top, or balcony of a building.
Sing with dynamics
Apply softness and loudness to your song. Don't sing loudly or softly from the first to the last note. There has to be notes that are sung softly, moderately, and very softly. Some notes should be loud, very loud or moderately loud. It has to be a mixture of everything in order not to be boring. Exhibit in one song the use of the different types of tones - head tones, chest tones, throat, and sparingly, nasal tones - whenever applicable.
Seek your diaphragm's support
If you lack diaphragm support, you tend to go flat. Don't lose that air in your diaphragm if you don't want to sing out of tune. If you want to sustain a long note, stock lots of air in your diaphragm.
Prepare to reach a high note
If you're unlikely to reach a high note, use the same technique when hitting the first note - preparation. If you're already near a high note, prepare your mind by singing in your head the high note. Once the high note is already in your brain, your vocal chords has no choice but to obey the brain. Also try flexing your foot to reach a high note.
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