Matthew Murray wrote:
> I recently started working with a new voice teacher, one who has had
> excellent results with people in the past
> However, I've run into some kind of a roadblock. We're working on
> trying to actually get the lower abdominal muscles to work on the
> exhale while actually singing. And I am having a really hard time
> with it. I simply do not get it.
> My friend (mentioned above) said that I'm probably working too hard
> at it, something my voice teacher generally seems to agree with. But
> I don't know how >not< to work hard it.
As you've found, it's impossible to "not" do something. I always have to
substitute a
positive, something "to" do. So the thing to do (which I'm sure is your
teacher's approach
with you), is to forget about the lower abdomen for a while and work on your
other aspects
of singing, or work on breathing in a completely different way. We all have
different
things that make the "click". For me, it was the feeling of the natural,
quick, inhale
after a long, slow exhale (like letting out the air slowly on a hiss or through
pursed
lips) that put things into place for me.
Give it time, especially with a new teacher, who's trying out lots of things
with you to
get to know you and see what works for you. It took me 5 or 6 lessons to
calibrate with
my current teacher - until then it felt like flailing around to me - but
afterwards, it's
been constant progress in my singing.
Peggy
--
Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
"Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile"
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