There is another theory that abdominal avoirdupois pulls the viscera down and out and that retards the upward movement of the diaphragm, which also slows the inward movement of the ribs, assuming, of course that the singer is upright James Glass Huntingdon College
-----Original Message----- From: Greypins@a...] Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 8:42 AM To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [vocalist] RE: losing weight and the voice
my notion of support is that the intention is to keep excess air pressure away from the throat. according to the practice of appogio (did i spell that right?), this is done by using the action of inhalation to resist the muscles of exhalation. if fat is pressing into the diaphragm, support becomes more difficult, not easier.
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