The Eden School Of Sounds - ESOS

You might see this and think, "Just another month," but we challenge you to see it as something more. It's a fresh page, an unwritten song just waiting for your voice. In the world of singing, progress isn't about one giant leap; it's built on a thousand small, disciplined steps. It's the consistency of practicing that scale even when you're tired. It's the resilience to try a high note again and again until it soars.

Remember that feeling when a challenging song finally clicks? Or when your voice delivers a lyric with the perfect emotion you've been searching for? That feeling is the reward for the work you've put in. The voice you're becoming is shaped by every breath you take, every warm-up you complete, and every moment you choose to put in the effort.

So, this September, let's rise above the excuses. Let's trade "I don't have time" for "I'll make time." Let's stop comparing our journey to others and start celebrating our own unique progress. It's time to train harder, to refine your art, and to embrace the beautiful, challenging process of becoming the singer you're meant to be.

Who's ready to make this month the most transformative one yet? Drop a comment below and share one vocal goal you're dedicating yourself to this month! Let's inspire each other to hit those high notes and own our sound. 👇🎤

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Listening to it later, you may notice it wasn't that bad.

It always gets better with time, if you keep working

So I was listening to coza's old line up this morning and I was laughing, it was chaotically beautiful.

I mean, at the time they were the only ones doing stuff outside the box, looking in hindsight now, they aren't at that point anymore .

But as me as me are now, if I say I want to laugh at their past because I now understand the musicality and the flaws that they exhibited, it doesn't make me better than them in anyway.

The whole essence of this Tori is, don't stop creating, _your growth is as beautiful as the outcome of your process_ .

Create! Sing! Record! Learn! Understand that term! Do it now!

Definitions according to The Gospel of Good Singing 🎙️

Compression and Decompression 💨
Compression and decompression refer to the movement of the vocal folds during phonation (sound production). 🎤

- *Adduction*: The vocal folds come together (adduct) to produce sound. 🔩 (Less airyness & precision)
- *Abduction*: The vocal folds separate (abduct) to stop producing sound. 💨 (Airyness and softness)

Matching of Pitch 🎵
Matching pitch involves reproducing any sound/pitch you hear. 👂

- *Exercise*: Hum "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" 🌟 (yes, it's not little, but we forgive the composer 😜). Do this with supervision to understand when you're replicating the same pitch in the same octave from the reference source.
- *Targeted exercise*: "Ah" vowel sound on different pitches (e.g., C, E, G). 🎶

Tone Quality 🎤
Tone quality refers to the unique characteristics of a singer's voice. 🌟

- *Exercise*: Record yourself singing and listen back to identify nuances that are peculiar to you. 📝 Cut down or sing without excesses or find a balance point. Coach Worship talked about this yesterday 🙏. If people identify that you sound nasal a lot, find a balance; if your vibrato is inconsistent, make it rhythmic; if you mumble a lot, fix it; if you lack dynamics, infuse it. 🎉
- *Embouchure*: Bring the same embouchure you use for humming into your singing 🤔.

Vocal Range 🎶
Vocal range refers to the span of notes a singer can produce. 🌈

Performance Anxiety 😬
Performance anxiety is when lies from the pit of your mind amplify and highlight negative remarks and thoughts that are not real 🙅‍♂️.

Breath Control 👅
Breath control is your ability to manage the air you have for a phrase or line or whatever vocal delivery you have 💨.

- *Exercise*: Practice deep breathing exercises, inhaling for 4-5 seconds, holding for 4-5 seconds, and exhaling for 4-5 seconds 🌊.
- *Targeted exercise*: Singing long notes or phrases, focusing on maintaining a steady breath flow 🎤.

Pitch and Intonation 🎵
Pitch is just low or high frequency sounds in music 🎶. Intonation refers to the accuracy of pitch or other pitches with respect to the Tonic or reference source 📚.

- *Exercise*: Practice singing along with a piano or pitch monitoring application 🎹.
- *Targeted exercise*: Singing melodic patterns (e.g., "Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do") to improve pitch accuracy 🎵.

Vocal Registers 🎶
Vocal registers refer to the different areas of the vocal range 🌈.

- *Targeted exercise*: Singing arpeggios or scales to develop smooth register transitions 🎤. Remember the Do Mi So we did yesterday 🙏. You can just do Do Mi So So Mi Do with your triads 🎸.

Resonance and Tone Quality 🎤
Resonance is just your ability to master amplifying your raw sound 📢.

Diction and Articulation 🗣️
Diction and articulation refer to the clear and precise pronunciation of words 📚.

- *Exercise*: Practice speaking, prioritizing clarity and beautification or storytelling, whatever a scenario requires of you 📢.
- *Targeted exercise*: Singing with a focus on precise articulation of specific sounds & alphabets (e.g., "t," "d," "p," "b") 🎤. Research the types of alphabets in regards to enunciation 📖.

Rhythm and Timing 🕺
Rhythm and timing refer to the singer's ability to accurately execute and embody pace/pacing with respect to tempo 🕰️.

- *Exercise*: Practice clapping or tapping along while songs play 🎵. Make sure it complements what you're listening to, become the second drummer 🥁.
- *Targeted exercise*: Practice vocalizing and ending or starting at the right time ⏱️. Tap your feet, snap your fingers, sway your body 💃.

Ear Training 👂
Ear training refers to the development of the singer's ability to recognize and reproduce musical patterns 🎵.

- *Exercise*: Practice identifying intervals, chord progressions, or melodic patterns 🎶.
- *Targeted exercise*: Singing along with a recording or piano accompaniment to develop accurate pitch and rhythm �

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