Hi Kevin,
Sorry not to have replied before! I thought I had actually!
Well, to add this to the other posts about 'easy' singing. All the other listers who's opinions I value greatly, really are getting hold of the wrong end of the stick I think. Singing is easy! What my gripe is, is that it becomes difficult when all these terrible teachers, who generally should be called coaches start putting their tuppence ha'penny worth in, and mucking it all up! Support the tone, project the tone, etc. What a load of rubbish! It's just confusing and tantamount to danger. By the way, I can't remember what lister said about the difference between singing over an orchestra, or singing say, in your music room. Well, I don't ever sing any differently. I just sing with what I have!
I guess I have always been lucky Kevin. I have always been able to sing as easily as the birds in the trees! When I sing myself and when I teach my students, all of us are relaxed. No flexing of abs etc, no worries about extending rib cages (I had a teacher at The Royal College of Music who favoured that particular 'method' of singing which caused the top of my right vocal cord to haemmorage, so I wouldn't recommend it!!)I have a strong jaw, but not a tense one, so there was nothing to change there. I try not to make students 'do' anything. Open the gob comfortably and sing. Breathe as if your smelling a rose (Battistini, and his breath control and beautiful execution were pretty spectacular!)I've never consciously thought about centre of gravity: it's an interesting concept. I tend not to worry about stance particularly, as most of my students are involved in the musical stage: opera and West End work, so they quite often have to stand on their heads etc!
And as an ex dancer Kevin, it really is quite easy to isolate muscle groups and be relaxed and feel normal about the whole process. I'm sorry this has rambled rather, but hope it gives you some idea what I meant? If not, send me a post and I'll try again!
Best wishes to you all.
Ian Voice wrecker to the stars!!
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