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From: "DIANE M. CLARK (MUSIC DEPARTMENT)"
Subject: Re: Chin vibrato - Observations
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Cindy D. wrote:

>> Additionally, I've never noted these problems in a singer
whose body alignment is good - even though they may have minor problems
with breath/jaw/tongue. The more coordinated the singer becomes the less
chin wobble there will be.

Alas, I wish that were always the case. I myself have struggled off and on
for years with this problem, and I have excellent alignment (after years of
Alexander Technique and other training). There is more involved than body
alignment, and I think every person is different with regard to finding the key
that unlocks. My gut feeling is that the problem is based in breath manage-
ment. And it doesn't help, in my case, that I have so little time to
practice! :) Ah well, on we go, doing the best we can under the circum-
stances in which we find ourselves.

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