It's fascinating stuff, and not a single second of our lesson is wasted. It can feel counter-intuitive, but with a bit of practice I start to get the hang of it. "We're taught to be tense, to hold ourselves in," he says, before explaining that the proper way to breathe is to relax, take in air deeply as if into your stomach, and then use this to support your voice as you sing.
When David first asks me to take a deep breath, I instinctively puff out my chest while my stomach contracts. The most important thing I learn, though, is how to breathe properly. Or having to sing while trying to lift David's grand piano, the resultant strain forcing me to subconsciously belt out the notes with added volume.
Such as singing lyrics designed to help you pronounce vowels – never before have I been so passionate over a song about macaroni. I realise that finding a teacher who won't judge you is crucial, because to get your voice in shape it's helpful to put yourself through some embarrassing vocal exercises. I'm nervous when I arrive, but David instantly puts me at ease. David's agreed to give me a two-hour lesson, all geared towards performing one song – one great party trick. But how easy is it to sort out? Would it be possible to improve my singing voice in just one short lesson? If anyone could help me then surely it was David Grant who, with his wife, Carrie, has coached Take That and Charlotte Church, as well as writing the book How to Sing. Unfortunately, that's because whenever I do sing badly at karaoke – which is to say, whenever I try it – I am often so blindingly drunk that I mercifully manage to black out the entire sorry episode.īeing a rubbish singer is something I've long wanted to fix. That’s not the best of it, a la karaoke bar, the lyrics to the song will appear at the bottom of the screen to encourage open-air sing-along for anyone, and everyone, to participate in.I can't remember the last time I sang badly at karaoke. This contemporary art piece, presented in partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art, sees a surreal, theatrical portrait of a silver haired man holding a crescent moon and singing along to the classic Rodgers and Hart song “Blue Moon.” This month, starting tonight, we’ll be treated to artist Alex Da Corte’s Blue Moon on Times Square’s electronic billboards. Through the month of January, just before midnight, we saw a giant woman trapped behind glass take over the giant screens (see image below). Just when you thought the overcrowded, neon hellscape, that is Times Square was the most avoidable place in the city, their “ Midnight Moment” project peaks your interest. In the words of Michael Corleone in the Godfather III “ Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”
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