geb ich dir vollkommen recht. man wird nicht besser, indem man möglichst viel theorie lernt, sondern diese möglichst oft praktiziert. nichts desto trotz, ist es äusserst hilfreich viel zu wissen, um dementsprechend auch üben zu können. da aber jeder mensch eine eigene anatomie besitzt (sprich lippen z.b), ist es sehr wichtig selbst herauszufinden, wie dieses und jenes wohl am besten funktioinert.
ich habe hier aber noch für alle neulinge 20punkte fürs beatboxen gefunden. dem meisten kann ich nur zustimmen, wobei es halt auch immer von den eigenen vorlieben abhängig ist. original aus dem humanbeatbox.com forum von white noise gepostet:
1. when i beatbox i visualise turntables in front of me. i can't beatbox as well if i don't. in my head i manipulate beats as if they were records. it makes it more realistic sounding. i think it's much easier to beatbox if you know your basic way around decks.
2. imagine drums too. imagine any instrument you want.
3. take your art seriously. by this i don't mean force yourself to sit down and practice/write routines. i just mean be sure you respect beatboxing. if you're doing it just to impress other people, you won't get far.
4. timing, rhythm and melody are far more improtant than the actual individual sounds you make.
5. beatboxing is part aural illusion. think about changing quickly from two sounds to give the illusion of complexity.
6. switch the time of a beat during the bar. by that i mean in each line of the beat, have two or three different speeds in it, so the beat isn't a repetitive different drum sound.
7. contrast is important. an easy way to liven up beats is to switch from hipitched to bass quickly. or hipitched to lowpitched scratching, etc.
8. texture, texture, texture. sound is vibration, but interesting sound has texture. you should be able to do each of your sounds in a different way. i.e - crisp, loose, deep, high, etc. this is mainly experience, you can't really learn what i mean.
9. breathing. don't worry about breathing. it'll sort itself out. after a lot of practice, your breathing will go on autodrive. no, really.
10. and that goes for hihats too.
11. speed is an illusion. go from as strong sound to a stream of soft sounds and back to strong, you'll sound a lot faster than a soft sound then a stream of strong sounds, etc. play around.
12. with time, you'll slowly, subconciously, learn how sound works. you'll be able to hear something and have a vague idea how to recreate it. you won't be able to imitate it properly, but you'll know what the sound consists of.
13. get a mic. beatboxing on a mic is very different. every live sound system you'll ever use will be different too. that's the fun of live gigs.
14. the real fun of live gigs is the crowd. beatboxing is a live art. it loses 90% when it's not live. trust me. what vaguely impresses heads on the internet drops the jaws of a hundred live audience members.
15. find yourself a rapper. beatboxing for a rapper, is very different to beatboxing solo. you should learn where to place snares for hiphop beats, what timing to use, how to work with an mc's flow, etc.
16. don't drink cold water before going on stage. use room temperature. same goes for opera singers.
17. drinking coffee makes my beatboxing straight afterwards sound sick as ****. try it.
18. my views on using other beatboxers routines are: when you're at home/with friends, anything goes. when you're on stage give credit to original beats and cover versions and be honest about your imitation of it or don't do them at all.
19. use sequencers, echo, effects, reverb, delay, compression, use whatever you want. but don't lie about it.
20. be original. experiment. practice. otherwise, beatboxing will fade back into the midst. spread the word. this is the most personal artform i can imagine. no limitations. just imaginations. use them.