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13 Solutions for a Church that Just Won’t Sing Nearly every day, I see a link to an article or post in my Facebook and Twitter feeds bemoaning the lack of singing in many churches today. While I think many of them make some good points about why we're no longer singing people, few of them offer insight into fixing the problem. And it's true. Con...

The word "projection" means to extent outward; or (go) beyond. To project your voice means to extend the sound of your voice from where you stand to the furthest wall you see.

Here is a tip:
Pretend you are palming a baseball and you have to throw it far so nobody finds it. You arch your wrist in preperation to throw and swooshhhhhhhh through the air it gooooooes. The ball represents the sound going forward while the preparation is your breath. Mimiking this approach with a great breath beforehand will help with controlling your sound and making your voice heard.

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If singing gives you Power, Power should be in your singing. Project your voice to be heard with clarity. Pronounce and enunciate consonance and sing through your vowel sounds. Gloooooory Haaaalleluuuuiaaa! Any questions, inquire within.

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I would like to share this because I get questions like this all the time.

Q: How can I sing and do runs like Beyonce?

A: Beyonce is, what I am, and what most singers who teach are, called a Trained Singer. What I mean is, When Beyonce was young, she probably was in her school choir just as alot of us were for extre credit or as an activity. But Beyonce probably liked her choir class more than others. The exercizes the teacher gives in the classroom such as scales (Do, Re, Mi, Fa Sol), and diction (lalalala, ti, ta, terryterry) are fun for children to laugh and have a break from learning. Although exercizes like these are mainly for classroom usage, when we get older they come in handy to improve our craft. Beyonce may have taken these exercizes and practiced, and practiced and practiced them until she perfected them, therefore trained herself in knowing her scales backward and forward.

"Runs, or Riffs" in music language are called Trills. Its when you move from one note to the other in a flutter motion using your vocal chords. Trills are the manipulations of scale patterns used with your own ability and understanding of scales. Learning scale patterns is easy and fun if you do not let it intimidate you that you cannnot make your voice flutter overnight. It is a process. However the more you do them, the faster and easier it becomes.

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Thank you for the questions in my inbox.

There is one I would like to answer because I have gotten this on more than one occasion.

Q: How can I sing when I am hoarse?

It is actually best that you do not sing while vocally challenged. But say you have to because there is nobody else to help you.
The moment you find out you cannot sing, or are raspy when you try, or you feel that nasty twinge in your throat, start by gargling with listerine, or hydrogen peroxide (do not swallow). You may use warm salt water only if you have a cold, otherwise it is ineffective.
Also drinking tea with lemon (not lemon juice), & honey (not sugar) works wonders, however you cannot drink anything else but water until your voice returns. I like to keep lemons in my mouth like cough drops. Lastly, if at all possible, do not talk. If you must talk keep it at a whisper.
This method will not return your voice overnight but it helps so that you are not straining when it is time to sing praises on high.
Hope this helps. Let me know the results, and keep the questions coming.

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Singers dont realize they do this but when you were kids singing in your school choir, it wasnt important to be pitch perfect. Your teacher would keep playing and you would keep singing.

As we grow into adults, our voice changes and so should our technique. What I mean is when we dont hit the notes head on, it is noticable. It may sound like you are sliding up to the note, for instance, when you are singing higher than normal. Here is a trick.
Try picturing that you are about to parachute from a high place. You bend your legs to get ready, then JUMP.
As you are gliding thru the air you feel free, right? Then, you end the flight by landing on the ground with both feet.
The consept is the same. The jump is the breath you take before you sing. It prepares you to land on top of the note rather than climbing a mountain of notes to reach the note you want. Try it.

Some singers tend to sing every note flat, or as we teachers say a half pitch too low. Proper breathing control is essential to singing on key.

Allow your stomach to expand when you inhale, increasing the air you take in.
Stand while singing.
Relax your neck, while singing high or you will strain causing you to get off key.
Keep your tongue flat and jaws loose ro open your throat to allow air to flow.
Practice softly, belting out notes loudly defeats the purpose for training.

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The first mistake singers make is run out of air during a song. The director is there to guide you in singing, not breathing. You cannot talk, or sing without breathing. Breathing during singing is an artform. It includes control, timing and the dramatic undertones. You have to take in enough breath in order to sustain your notes so you dont go flat, also to ensure the song you sing is memorable all the way til the end.