> How to explain this... (insert useless floundering) gahh... I just > really can't think of a way to explain without putting my hands on > peoples backs, bellies and sides... > Opera, any well supported singing for that matter, is not about big > lungs and gasping for air, It's about support, flow of the air > column, and unobstruction of the sound. And that's probably as clear > as mud. Hence why I don't teach voice.
Basically the diaphram moves up and down, if you have a solid external support you can focus on "dropping the breath" rather than pushing the belly out (which is not what you are supposed to do;) ) and letting the muscles around the belly relax. It helps to brace against to support the outbreath as well. So it helps the relaxing of the inbreath and support of sustained outbreath. You can also learn to use the muscles all around the ribcage rather than just those at the front. I had difficulty for years because no singing teacher actually explained what I was supposed to "feel." I thought they were meaning just the vibrations in the mask etc. So now I explain to my teachers I can't deal in imagery, tell me what is actually happening. > As for the Queen of the Night Aria... heheh... I cannot sing it I'm > not a Coloratura, but another of my coaches students can, and has, > while wearing a baroque gown, with corset. :> She brought the house > down. I can't hold a sustained E in alt but those Fs are so very fun to sing. It's an excellent piece to sing for learning to get the voice agile:) It helped me a great deal. I couldn't sing it in public for money;) But it's an extremely delicious song to sing. michaela http://costumes.glittersweet.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.9/185 - Release Date: 28/11/2005 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
