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• I’m studying Classical Singing for two years now, against all odds and with a BIG vision. posted (1 year, 3 months) ago
  I’m 28 years old, which means I began very late in life, and I didn’t have musical train…

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• (1 vote) Bisexual!
  

  All successful Outing cases I’ve seen (including my own) are people living on their own, especially in another city or state, away from the parents. When you keep your own house, your job and your own life away from mommy and daddy, they start to respect you in unimaginable ways. From your photo you look young. Give yourself time, and make moving out on your own and living life as an adult a priority. From there, it’ll be so much easier to tell your parents, because you’ll be talking adult-to-adult, and that babe makes all the difference in the world!
  
  - written 1 year, 3 months ago – voted for by littlebear

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• my best friend just told me he was gay!
  

  Listen everything he has to say and then smile at him, showing him it doesn’t change anything in your relationship. Let him trust you.
  - written 1 year, 3 months ago

• What if you keep hearing a recorded voice.
  

  You’d have to get into trance for your mind to absorb it without questioning or reacting strongly against the message. Also, it usually requires an AFFIRMATIVE message (”spiders are friendly”) instead of a negative one (”spiders are not dnagerous”).
  
  In any case, phobias have deep psychological roots and it’s much wiser to try other approaches instead of subliminal. Begin by seeing photos of spiders with kids and then spiders alone.
  - written 1 year, 3 months ago

• I’m studying Classical Singing for two years now, against all odds and with a BIG vision.
  

  Yeah! I actually own a record of her singing one of Mendelssohn’s faeries in “Midsummer’s Night Dream” together with Frederica von Stade. Both singers, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and narrator Judi Dench made a fantastic job, but I HATE Seiji Ozawa’s rendition. It’s really frustrating that he transformed the spell the elves were casting for Titania’s sleep (and ulterior enchantment by Puck and Oberon) into a colourless lullaby. It was supposed to be a typical Fae trick, predicting the mayhem the donkeyhead affair would cause!
  
  My classification is Tenor Lirico-Leggero, the lightest of tenors (but not countertenor). Come to think of it, maybe that’s why I miss the pitch so often… Too light voice. I’ll mention this to my coach, let’s see what she thinks!
  - written 1 year, 3 months ago

• I’m studying Classical Singing for two years now, against all odds and with a BIG vision.
  

  Yeah, I do. But it took me a couple of months before I could actually do it without the need of my coach singing in tandem with me. Actually, the first coach I got was also a tenor, because I couldn’t sort out octaves higher (with a Bass) or lower (with a lady coach)! :D
  
  I’m a mess. But persistance is in my genes!!
  - written 1 year, 3 months ago

• I’m studying Classical Singing for two years now, against all odds and with a BIG vision.
  

  Technique is remarkably easy when you have good coaching, and it takes nothing more than time and commitment. If you can afford a coach right now, start working on your breathing. That will get you set to benefit the most when you get an actual coach. Montserrat Cavallé actually advocates two whole years dedicated to breathing before even starting vocalizes. Get a small something that is heavy (around 5 or 10 kg), place it on your lower belly and breath in, raising the weight. Hold the air inside your lungs for as long as you can (goal is something between 40 seconds and 1 minute), and then exhale VERY SLOWLY, sustaining both the very light outflow of air and the weight on your belly. That’s excellent practice for stronger support muscles. Back exercises are also excellent. Swimming, Rowing and Yoga are the most popular physical activities among singers, as well as walking, obviously. If you can afford a book, I recommend Cathrine Sadolin’ “Complete Vocal Technique”, and anything by Richard Miller.
  
  For ear, well, you know I’m certainly not the best person to give you advice in, but there are heaps of softwares around. I’m currently working with EarMaster, which is yielding some results (but not the ones I dreamt of and desperately need). I heard just today about one called “Carry a Tune”. I’ll try it tonight when I get home.
  - written 1 year, 3 months ago

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