The Music That I Can't Stomach..., A witty name for a dull questions Options

[Ionas]

Among all the technicians and electronic music makers here there ought to be a number of competent singers... And I know that the reply might very well be 'it has taken me 20 years to develop and there is no right way about it...', and I am painfully aware that this might be just the case. However, I am still gunning for any hints or good advice I might find.

What I'm wondering is: How do you learn to use your stomach properly when singing? And I don't except a full guide posted on this off-topic forum, but any hints, or even urls to online guides to singing, would be wonderful...

[Presto]

I agree classical teachers can be much too blinkered, but sometimes there's no choice.

The Roy Hart Theatre do wonders. There are residential summer courses but they are based in France. People come from all over the world. I was in a first timers course and there was even a woman from Australia. There are courses for those already used to their techniques. Some well known voice pros (singers, actors...) go there.

My opinion is based on my love of Bobby McFerrin's use of his voice. Although he has probably never heard of Roy Hart, I'm sure he'd approve. They help you discover what your voice can do, instead of teaching you how to copy others.

http://www.thewholevoice.com/index_en.html

http://www.comelec.enst.fr/~dufourd/RoyHar.../RHanglais.html