wow, that took a while…
if you wonder what this is about, check out:
last time i promised you a list with music i think is great for practicing. but before i do that, i’d like to give you two links to agility-heaven. you know, drummers have their rudiments, guitarplayers have their scales and so forth. and although those do improve precision, balance etc. they’re also for developing speed. now what can a singer do get faster or maybe doing some showing-off? well, it’s not as simple as doing scales, but it’s a lot more fun. so here’s two links to (drumroll please….): tonguetwisters, YAY !!!
go ahead, check them out. do each and every one of them (at least in your language) until you can say them loud and clear without pausing in a normal conversation tempo or faster. the secret is starting slow. as lots of double-bassdrum-wizards say: don’t worry about the speed – the speed will come. so start really, really slow and make it a priority to speak very precisely. and once you got that down, speed it up a little. by the way, those make great warm-up exercises as well – note to myself: there should be a warm-up entry anyway.
just have fun with them and remember to work especially on those you can NOT do :-)
and here’s one of my favorites, it’s maori, the language of the original inhabitants of new zealand, and it’s nothing more than the name of a hill. there you go:
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaunga- horonukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (it’s one word)
