No, no, you can do it! You can't just give up when you fall for the first time learning something new.

[ Maki seems stern, like she's given this speech before. ]

Let's try to go simpler. Just try to make this sound... "Faaaa~"

[ To demonstrate the note she's at she holds her hand up. ] Try to raise or lower your pitch, that is closing or opening your throat as you let sound out. Like "aaah" or "ooooh".