Little Plink
Active member
Hey UU
So occasionally, my band (sadly, no `ukulele) likes to play cover songs to keep us on our toes, and this song was selected:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0_35Db4yGo
The Format is one of my favorite bands, so I was delighted when I found out I got to sing this again.
But once I got started, I found I was having to tighten up my throat to hit notes that had been fine before. For instance, the tenor C to D5 slur at 0:35 and all the A4's before were all good, but by the chorus, it would've been hard to get a G in the fourth octave out. The chorus is low, topping out at E4, so it gave me time to recover for the second verse, and again after that for the slew of tenor C's beginning at 2:31, but soon those became difficult as well, and I remember being relieved when the final chorus arrived.
I consider myself a low tenor or high baritone because I can belt so high, but I have a lower range (down to F2 on a really good day, but normally G#2) which makes me worry that I'm straining myself too much. I'm only 16, but my voice is pretty through with changing as far as pitch I think.
I Googled 'vocal fatigue,' but to no avail. I found many article and blog posts pertaining to vocal fatigue in the hours or days after a performance, but never during. Do you guys experience this as well? Any cures or advice on avoidance of this phenomenon? Other thoughts? Thanks
-LP
So occasionally, my band (sadly, no `ukulele) likes to play cover songs to keep us on our toes, and this song was selected:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0_35Db4yGo
The Format is one of my favorite bands, so I was delighted when I found out I got to sing this again.
But once I got started, I found I was having to tighten up my throat to hit notes that had been fine before. For instance, the tenor C to D5 slur at 0:35 and all the A4's before were all good, but by the chorus, it would've been hard to get a G in the fourth octave out. The chorus is low, topping out at E4, so it gave me time to recover for the second verse, and again after that for the slew of tenor C's beginning at 2:31, but soon those became difficult as well, and I remember being relieved when the final chorus arrived.
I consider myself a low tenor or high baritone because I can belt so high, but I have a lower range (down to F2 on a really good day, but normally G#2) which makes me worry that I'm straining myself too much. I'm only 16, but my voice is pretty through with changing as far as pitch I think.
I Googled 'vocal fatigue,' but to no avail. I found many article and blog posts pertaining to vocal fatigue in the hours or days after a performance, but never during. Do you guys experience this as well? Any cures or advice on avoidance of this phenomenon? Other thoughts? Thanks
-LP