[Menvi-discuss] need help with voice lesson issues

[Bettie Downing]

Excellent explanation.  Hope it works for Kelsey.



On Sep 7, 2011, at 3:35 PM, Debra Baxley wrote:

> Think of your jaw as a hinge; when opening mouth, think of the jaw as
> opening toward the floor.  Also, think of opening your mouth as if a doctor
> were looking into your throat; you want the air in the voice to go out, not
> up.  If you pull your jaws forward, the air will be going up; not out.  
> 
> Debra
> 
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> [mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of kelsey nicolay
> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 1:42 PM
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> Subject: [Menvi-discuss] need help with voice lesson issues
> 
> Hello,
> I recently started taking voice lessons with a new instructor.  
> We have a competition coming up in a week, but we are running 
> into some major roadblocks.  First, my teacher is trying to teach 
> me how to open my mouth more when I sing.  She tells me that my 
> jaw goes forward instead of going down (hope that makes sense.) 
> Does anyone have any tips on getting me to understand the 
> difference? Also, in a voice and articulation class I am taking, 
> we are working a lot with posture.  The instructor has been 
> teaching us to keep our feet parallel underneath our hips.  He 
> has begun using tape to help guide my foot placement, but is 
> there another way of reinforcing this concept without using the 
> tape so I don't become dependent on the tape being there all the 
> time? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
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