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Duplicating in the Process of Singing High Notes
One of the important processes in the course of learning vocal singing is duplication. When a student tries to imitate blindly a revered singer due to hero worship, then this process which is necessary and effective becomes a problem of singing duplication.
Before attempting to duplicate a revered hero, a student must ascertain that both their voices are of the same type. If it is not so then he should realize that duplicating is not possible. You might have been able to clone his voice to the T and reproduce his tone perfectly, but the greatest accolade that you can expect to receive is "Wow! What an extraordinary imitator" and nothing else. People will not recognize your talent because you lose your originality when you imitate.
Take an imitation jewelry for example. You can find one for a dime in every corner, but the original is a rare find. Same is true for a painting or a singer. People always covet an authentic product. The original singer will be the one whom everyone wants to hear. A genuine piece is always precious and a fake is of no value at all.
When listening to the fans imitation of their idols, an interesting observation made is that they learn their idol’s faults very quickly and not the good qualities or their skills. From this we can conclude that catching on to others faults is much easier than to learn their good qualities. When we say that duplication is an essential process in learning to sing, it means duplicating the good qualities. Otherwise you are in danger of learning the bad things. This may as well be called the 'imitation syndrome'.
One should take note that it is highly dangerous to blindly imitate while singing high notes. When a stunning and magnificent high note is produced by the original singer, it is the result of his or her painstaking practice and experience. A student should realize that it is highly impossible to duplicate with the same captivating quality as it will require the skill, techniques and the same experience the singer has amassed through the years. A student may be able to imitate his skill and techniques but it is impossible to duplicate others experiences.
A student may run into dangerous grounds unwittingly while duplicating high notes. When a student hears an open and powerful high note, he assumes that such a high note is produced at the front of the mouth cavity by forcing the note there, because from his point of view it sounded like the note came from the front. Unfortunately he might not be aware that the high note is not produced at the front of the mouth cavity but goes through the back of the pharynx cavity and from there to the nasal and head cavities. Due to this wrong perception the student may end up practicing in the wrong way, resulting in an unrestrained and haphazard shouting instigating a disastrous outcome.
With all these negative inputs, does it mean that duplicating is not advisable? No, definitely not. Imitating can be very helpful to a student. If followed with care and prudence imitating becomes an effective process in learning to sing high notes. In the beginning a student can imitate his favorite singer and as he progresses in learning how to sing high notes, he can adapt and transform that style to suit him or he can come up with his own original style.
It depends on the student whether imitation is going to help or destroy him. The exercise of imitation in the learning process of a student becomes worthless if they continue to just imitate their idol. On the other hand when you use the imitation as a tool to find your own style that is unique then we can surely say that a star is born.
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