Somesortof a littlegentle, warmupsthatsortofdeterminedwhereyourvoicebestlies.
Youseemprettylow.
Soit's moreof a baritoneorqualitythatyouhave.
Someonetellmeonce I was a highbaritone.
Really?
Yeah.
Trylike a level.
It's extremelyOh, no, I wasveryhappy.
I'd ratherbe.
I think I'd beconcernedif I wascalled a surprise.
Hi, Barrett.
Yes.
What?
You'reYeah.
Hi, BertOn a drugdogtenor.
Right.
Okay, thenlet's try a fewvocalexerciseswithmylipstogether.
Itwasonething.
Whenever I'm warmingupforfouroldforsomethingbecause I'm a tenor, I wasonethevoiceup.
And I nevercomebackdownthescalebecauseifyou'regoingtostayatthetopandyouhavetohitthosehighnotes, youdon't wanttobringthevoicebackdown.
That's whatMyteacherinmyownteacherinNewYork.
Youdoexercisesaftertheshow?
Yeah.
I mean, sometimesthere's anelementofwarmingthevoicedownafter a showjusttogetit.
Comandsettledin a reallysmoothsortofarea, youknow, Soyou'renotspeakinginthepositionwhereyouweresinging.
Isthereanykindoffoodordrinkyoushouldavoid?
Ifyouweresingingyouralcoholbeforehand, avoiditon.
Avoidspicyfoodsbeforeyougoandsinglikethedead a coupleofdaysbeforeduring a performanceday.
I have a goodbreakfastdrink.
Lotsoffruitjuice, Eatlotsoffruit.
I haveplentyofwater, especiallylikepineapplejuiceisfantasticforthevoicebecauseithasthischemicalin a naturalantiinflammatory, whichkeepstheswellingdownintheinthevoteinthevocalcordsandthemusclesaroundthearea.
WhataboutchocolateoricecreamThat, uh, somanysingerssaytheydon't drink, takechocolateordrinkDairyprogressoncesaidthatif I getbackstage, therewerelotsoflyingaroundfantastic.
So I hadtotrainmyvoicetosingsingit, singitlowsingdownon a lotofthebottomregisterbecausethere's nopointfluffingthosemoments, youknow, like, um, thebidding, theshowwhereitgoes.
Oh, canbewaysshehadthis'llchildwithout a friend, that's prettylofty.
Butin a wayback, I wouldhavesungwherewe'resheandthischildwithoutherfor a oneofoneofvideoandoneofhititso, sohard.
But I reallywantedtogettheresonanceinthevoiceatthebottomofthevoice, sothat's whydevelopedthatsideof I'veworkedonthatsideofthevoicemorethelowersidebecausethetops, thetops, alwaysbeingthereforme.
Butbecause I'm a 10 andthat's myregister.
Sonotthatnotthat I'm saying I don't havetoworkonthat.