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http://professionalsingingtips.com/vocal -- Vocal practice techniques for women - How to hold a note singing. If you are like me, when I first started taking voice lessons I would go to my lesson, learn what the teacher told me in that lesson time, then I would go home. Often I would sing in the car, but I never really practiced. So how should you practice your vocal technique at home or on the go? Get It Recorded I personally give my students an audio CD of each and every lesson we do together. Why? Because I say a lot even in a 30 minute lesson. I do not expect you to remember it all. Plus, your lessons have the exercises that will help you become a better singer. If you take a 30 minutes lesson, that's a great practice CD for you to use over the week. If your teacher does not provide an audio recording, ask them if you can bring a recorder to your lessons to help you practice better during the week. If the coach says no, then I would seriously consider getting a new vocal coach. Warm-Up Most singers neglect the vocal warm-up but it is the most important aspect of practicing or performing. Warming up helps get the blood flowing in your vocal chords and can help you stretch and loosen the vocal chords for more demanding vocal practice. If your coach does not do a warm-up with every lesson, ask them if they can spend the first 5-10 minutes of your lesson going over proper warm up technique. Practice The Hard Stuff You will not better by practicing the things that already come easy to you. The best way to see what you are having difficulties with is to find a song, either and original or a cover, and really diagnose what issues you are having in that song. Are you tense? Are you falling flat? Is the verse great, but the chorus feels strained? Are you vowels stretched or distorting? Pinpoint what things are causing you problems and diagnose them. Do not leave everything up to your vocal coach. Part of your lessons should be learning how to diagnose you own vocal problems and how to fix them. If you do not know how to do this, talk with your vocal coach and do not be afraid to ask why you are doing a particular exercise and why it will help you. Ask Questions By taking a look at what specifically troubles you, you can ask the right questions to get the right solution to your problem. If you do not know how to solve your problem, go to your next voice lesson with a list of questions. At the beginning of every voice lessons I ask my students if they have any questions or had any problems during the week. A majority of students say no and miss out on the massive opportunity to learn how to troubleshoot their own problems. Singing, unlike speaking, requires the holding out of notes. Sometimes the note needs to last longer than you feel you have the breath to support it. Here are three ways to make your breath last longer than you ever thought possible: Don't leave a breath mark in front: Put the palm of your hand very close to your mouth. Now try singing a note out, but letting as little breath as possible get on your hand. Or... Imagine a mirror right at your mouth. Hold a note, but try not to leave a breath mark on the mirror. You can use a real mirror for this or just imagine it. If you do it well, it will almost feel like you are not exhaling any breath at all. Imagine pulling, instead of pushing, sound up through your mask (eyes and nose). This will require your eyes to be involved in facial communication, and for your nasal membrane to expand. It helps the pulling sensation by "talking" with your hands, also by imagining your most important audience to be above and behind you. Do staccato vocal exercises, making sure your belly bounces in and out as you do. Do these slowly at first until you can learn to allow your belly to open up in between notes. It feels a bit like panting. A good pattern is "G-B-D-G-D-B-G-B-D-G-D-B-G" on the alternating syllables "ha-he-ha-he-ha-he-ha-he-ha-he-ha-he-ha", then take the pattern up by half steps until you are quite high in your head voice. This teaches breath efficiency. Be very sure to allow your jaw to be free and flexible, dropping it more as you go higher. With your breath correctly compressed at the pelvic floor, your eyes active and your jaw relaxed, you should get volume from the rich resonation of sound from your open throat. No pressured tone would sound as beautiful.