The reason why I want to write this thing, in fact, the only thing I want to prove is what kind of difficulty it is for Li Youyang to reverse the female voice in the song "As Long as There is You", and he sings so perfectly, if we hadn't seen it with our own eyes, I'm afraid no one would have thought that a large part of the female voice of this song was actually sung by a man Li Youyang.

And before that, I must say that we singers need to do those steps when we usually practice singing, it is really one minute on stage, ten years of work off the stage, really, the whole thing of singing is really not something that can be sung casually, it is a professional system, and even all links are indispensable!

First of all, we usually use natural breathing, which is subconscious, inhaling less and shallow, exhaling without control, a breath only takes about three seconds, and cannot be used for singing.

The breathing that our singer sings is a relatively deep abdominal breathing method, which involves inhaling the breath around the waist, and then using the confrontation between the expiratory muscles and the inspiratory muscles to find the fulcrum of exertion. A breath is often as long as more than ten seconds, and the high and low strength of singing, and the changes of indente and frustration all rely on the flexible and powerful movement of the breathing muscles. When singing, you have to keep it this way, and the sound is completely controlled by the breath, which is what people say "the sound is transmitted by the air". Even, inhalation, exhalation, training of the body's diaphragm, vibrato, breath, crying, picking, choking and treble exercises, all aspects are crucial!

For example, when you inhale, imagine yourself in a beautiful garden and smell the fragrance of flowers deeply - well, this is the singing inhale, so you can inhale deeply. Inhale naturally through the nose and mouth at the same time, try your best to be smooth, light, soft, do not use coercive force, do not stiffen, inhale deeply, do not inhale in the upper chest and heart sockets. After inhaling, you should hold it for a short time as you did before sneezing, and feel the expansion and expansion around your waist. Finding that feeling is the key to singing.

When exhaling, use the power of the diaphragm to maintain the feeling of expansion of the waist and abdomen. Imagine the feeling of being cautious and holding your breath when you fill another small bottle of sesame oil in your hand, and exhale evenly and soothingly. You can prepare a 10 square size thin piece of paper, put it on the wall, 4-6CM away from it, hold it after inhaling, and then blow with your mouth to make it not fall to the ground, more than half a minute is qualified. It can also be replaced by a burning candle with a "U" sound against the flame, and the correct breath is that the flame is poured and not extinguished, and the more time is sung, the better.

The diaphragm is mentioned here, a very magical human tissue for us singers, and the strength of the diaphragm is important for both the retention of breath and the strength of the voice.

Traditional training methods are;

1. Count the numbers: take a deep breath, use the strength of the waist and abdomen to hold, start counting from 1, count to 60 to qualify. Counting should be even, rhythmic, and not stealing.

2. Soot blowing: Take a deep breath, and then blow forward like blowing off the dust on the table, the rhythm is slow and fast, and feel the power of the diaphragm.

3. Do more sit-ups to strengthen your waist and abdomen.

At the same time, let's talk about vibrato, vibrato is the use of breath and Adam's apple to make the sound fluctuate, undulating. This is one of the most commonly used techniques in lyrical songs. There are many kinds of vibrato. For example, Ximen Yun's vibrato amplitude is moderate, not big or small; Yu Lotte likes to use small tremor; Teacher Xi Shuang is good at big tremor; and, for example, Dong Xueqin, Dong Dong's characteristic of some songs is "first straight and then tremble", that is, then sing a straight tone, and then start to tremble, the amplitude is small to large, and the frequency is slow to fast, which requires effort. Many friends don't know this skill, don't be discouraged, this can be practiced. The key is that the breath and the larynx should be well coordinated, and don't just use the larynx to make a small vibratok similar to a sheep's cry.

After talking about the vibrato, let's talk about the sound of qi, when it happens, if the qi comes out first, and the qi is more and less vocal, it will emit the sound of qi. It makes the singing softer and more moving. For example, in Teacher Xi Shuang's songs, many songs are used, and it is perfect!

At the same time, there is also the crying cavity, which is one of the most popular techniques in the singing of popular songs, which is the explosive force generated by the larynx and the sudden increase of breath, making a sound similar to pain. For example, the crying voice in Li Youyang's song "Wind and Rain" is quite outstanding. It's just that the crying voice can increase the appeal of the song if it is used well, but it is not too indiscriminate.

Of course, for a successful singer, it is not enough to be able to vibrato and cry, and at the same time, the singing method of picking and choking must also be involved.

Because, picking the tone is a skill that a good singer must master, but it is often the most easily overlooked. It is made by sliding down the sound at the end of the word and suddenly picking it up. For example, the popular scientific name is very particular about singing when singing, and it is in place. There are also singers who like to have a big pick, such as Hanwenmiao of Huacai Culture, and almost every lyric has a large range of picks at the end of the lyrics.

The choking sound is a kind of choking-like sound in the throat, I think in front of Li Youyang, the most representative of the choking sound is Wang Ruhai of Dongwen Entertainment. The reason why Wang Ruhai's songs give people a sense of sadness and vicissitudes is because there are a lot of "choking sounds" and even "crying" in his singing, and he was once known as the prince of love songs.

Finally, let's talk about treble, treble is probably a problem that is difficult for all vocal learners to solve, and it is the most important means for every singer to get high scores in all competitions, including IMCS. It is necessary to master a certain method through a period of study, unless it is due to the vocal area, it is generally possible to sing high notes. If your voice is high, you will be able to develop a high voice.

In fact, when we learn vocal music, teachers often ask students to sing the middle vocal area first, and then sing the high note with the feeling of the middle vocal area, although you think that the middle vocal area sings very naturally, but in fact, there must be a problem with the middle vocal area, otherwise the high voice will be solved. The so-called nature does not refer to the singer's "usual" state. People have a certain character, generally will be biased to one side, moderate character is rare, naturally refers to a peaceful, neutral state, by no means with a certain personality tendency state. For example, introverts have a "heavy" personality, because they are too lazy, they are easy to not be able to sing high notes. Extroverts have a "hurry" personality, because they are too impatient, which is easy to cause high-pitched tightness and simple shouting.

Because, the way to practice the high voice is to first find the peace of mind that the middle vocal area is in the singing, and then sing the high vocal area in the same state. Another way is to pay attention to not deliberately deep breathing and force when singing the high notes, especially pay attention to the throat part must be natural, your problem is due to the high note force, so that the throat is tightened, resulting in the higher the tone, the greater the force, the tighter the throat. In addition, pay more attention to the performance of emotions in singing, in fact, many singers nowadays have not learned the vocal method of vocal music, but one of their common characteristics is that they are very engaged in singing, and when the real emotion accumulates to a certain extent, they can coordinate the singing method to a certain extent. In fact, vocal singing is to express a certain emotion, so using emotional voices can greatly alleviate the problem of vocal methods.

The treble is often seen at the climax of the work, and has the power to stir up the listener's emotions and uplift people. Singing the high notes well will add luster to the whole singing. Therefore, having a loud, metallic treble is very valuable for singers, and after finding the natural vocal area, laying the foundation of the middle vocal area, and mastering the technique of changing the vocal area, they can practice the treble tone.

When singing high notes, the cheekbones should be more active and open, and the whole singing state should be more positive and excited. As the pitch goes up, the jaw needs to be loosely pulled downwards and back to the sides, and the little tongue lifts up to inhale as if yawning, so that the throat is more open, and the larynx must not move up with the pitch, but, on the contrary, gradually descend, remaining in the state of inhalation, which must be supported by the breath, of course. The method of singing high notes is a difficult point in training, and on the basis of continuous practice, many effective methods have been summed up, but each method should be adapted to the person, and take an effective way and method suitable for oneself.

The first is the fulcrum: when singing, it seems that the vocal cords do not grow in the throat, but in the chest, sing every word without leaving this fulcrum, and sing with the mouth relaxed, so that when you think about it, the voice is balanced at once. This method can solve several problems: if the throat is easy to raise when singing a high note, you don't want to use the larynx when you think of the chest, and when the fulcrum is lowered, the larynx will naturally relax and lower, and when the larynx is lowered, the throat will naturally open. There are also vocal cords that grow on the chest, and of course the breath cannot exceed the vocal cords, so it must be under the chest, and the breath will sink down and stabilize. It's basically finding the right way to make a sound.

The second reverse formulation is the metaphor of "changing words under the throat". The way to change words under the larynx is to say that the larynx is easy to be high when singing high notes, so change it an inch or two inches below the larynx, or "change it close to the shoulder, change it at the base of the neck". When singing like this, the throat is most likely to open, and the voice is more likely to be vertical, easy to enter the head voice, and easy to find the focus of the treble.

To sum up, in fact, I have already said the most basic training methods as a singer, isn't there a lot? But when it comes to real rehearsals, these are far from enough, and becoming a professional singer is far more complicated than you think.

But, then again, all such complicated things, when I heard Li Youyang sing "As Long as There Are You", especially the part of his female voice, all complex things became simple, for no other reason, because in such a song, Li Youyang alone actually included all the characteristics of all the above song types! At this point, even I was thinking, there is no suspense about the championship of this IMCS League! Please wait and see!

――――"About Li Youyang's Singing Skills Against the Sky" ・Xiahou Yaoyao (to be continued.) )