Dear Lee,
You had an interesting (but I'm sure painful) experience when you broke that
ankle, and forced to sit and sing.
Please discuss what alignment adjustments you made to get the breathing to
improve while standing. The posture alignment is at stake here, but how
(where) exactly were you to emulate the sitting "breathing" position while
standing?
Chris
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In a message dated 10/25/2000 1:41:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
singersuki@a... writes:
singersuki@a... writes:
<< Chris said: <<Some opera singing colleagues and I were discussing the
art of rehearsing and playing/accompanying for oneself. The idea was
presented, that, if one spends a great deal of time at the piano,
seated, while singing/rehearsing, one might develop the breathing
muscles differently than when standing>> >>
I had a rather interesting experience with singing while sitting. A
few years ago, I severely broke my ankle and could not stand for any
length of time for about 6 weeks. I only missed a week of my choir job,
so ended up singing sitting for almost a month and a half. Oddly enough,
I found that my breathing improved while sitting, which led me to believe
that my posture while standing was not what it should be. Once I could
stand again, I began experimenting with my posture to try and regain the
alignment I had discovered while sitting, and, as a result, my breathing
is much better than it was before. As an added note, I did make a very
strong attempt to sit nice and upright on the edge of the chair or pew.
I think the fact that I was paying more attention to my posture (because
I knew it had to be good if I was going to sing at all well) than I had
in quite a while probably helped me out in the long run.
Lee Morgan
Mezzo-soprano
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