Thursday, April 21, 2016

Practice 3/31/16

Had some pretty bad reflux this morning; I could feel it from the moment I woke up.

  • Remember: focus on the good. Also, have equal stretch up and down. Soften the sides for all around release. Singing with the body, not just the throat up. 
  • soft jaw, pleasant face. 
  • "peg-board" cheeks
  • "many" 132435 etc. 
    • nasal qualities help focus on releasing/softening the entire naso- and back pharynx. 
    • start low enough to get good models 
    • it helps (at least, this time) to think of the resonance and surrounding structure softness, rather than forcing the sound into a space. 
    • This really helped...... 
  • don't force jaw opening. Allow it to just be open. You're more likely to notice it than to force it when it's going well. If that makes any sense.
  • Think of the softness stretching upward, staying rooted as you ascend. The tongue is also super fat and soft and gushy. 
  • really THINK the vowel. 
~15-20 min. warmup. I feel much better than I have been the last couple of days. The idea of softness stretching is really nice. Still feel like I could use some more focus in my sound, but I'm going to work on that as I get more released. 

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