Norma wrote:
> I have a question. Why dont singers perform at their best in the morning and
is this also true for wood wind instruments?
>
+++After a night of sleep, it takes a little time for the body to wake up and
warm up. This is true of the whole body, and the voice is a part of that
system. The head may be full of congestion which has to be eliminated.
When I was younger and had a less secure vocal technique, I would get up very
early in order to have time for plenty of warm up prior to a morning singing
gig. Now I require much less warm up.
Biorhythms have a lot to do with it. I once had a student who always signed up
for the earliest applied exam time available. She was fresh and fabulous in the
early morning, and by mid-afternoon, she was wilted.
I can't speak for the wind players.
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Dr. Diane M. Clark, Assoc. Prof. of Music
Dept. of Music, Rhodes College
2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112
901-843-3782; fax 843-3789
dclark@r... http://www.rhodes.edu
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