>From: Margaret Harrison <peggyh@i...>
>From: Margaret Harrison <peggyh@i...>
>
>Dré de Man wrote:
>
> > Of course singing in itself is a breathing exercise as well. I for
> > myself think sometimes I could use some exercise to widen my ribcage: I
> > have the feeling it does not always get as wide as I want it to be,
> > especially in the morning. But I must admit I did not do them at all for
> > quite a long time.
>
>My teacher believes that one never wants to *force* the rib
>cage wider, because that can interfere with proper breath
>management (which is the reason for focusing on the ribs).
>Instead the rib cage should be free to move as it needs to
>when the lungs expand, and it doesn't collapse upon
>exhalation in a way that would interfere with the next
>breath.
Speaking from personal experience, I'd have to say DON'T try to expand your
rib cage! You will have the *worst* time finding brassieres that fit!
(Hey, the mighty mezzo voice has to come from SOMEWHERE.)
Elizabeth Finkler
San Jose, California
mightymezzo@h...
mightymezzo@h...
http://home.earthlink.net/~mightymezzo
" 'Now, you kids help me get all this stuff together. Hurry, hurry, hurry,'
she said, for it was dark then, and she knew that we are bound, one to
another, in licentious benevolence, for only a single day, and that day was
nearly over. She was tired, but she couldn't rest, she couldn't rest."
--John Cheever, "Christmas Is a Sad Season for the Poor"
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