[Menvi-discuss] teaching a blind voice student

[Chris Smart]

Kelsey, do you know a little about how the print staff works? 
lines, spaces, clef etc.?

You'll need to know that so you can compare and contrast how Music 
Braille works. We don't have a staff, we have octave notations, 
interval signs, etc.

As for posture, how good are your spacial concepts? Can you ask 
your instructor if you can simply feel what him or her is doing?
Also, read up on the various parts of the mouth, face, throat, 
abdomen, find where your diafragm is etc. so you have some idea 
what your teacher is talking about when he or she describes things 
to you.

I guess what I'm saying is that it goes both ways. You need to 
explain things to your teacher, but you need to know what your 
teacher is talking about as well, in terms of knowing the names of 
various parts of your own anatomy.



At 04:17 PM 7/15/2012, you wrote:
>Hello,
>I am a singer who will be started voice lessons with a new teacher 
>this semester.  I had some difficulty communicating with my 
>teacher last semester.  Therefore, I was wondering what 
>suggestions anyone could give me regarding how he could best 
>explain concepts such as breathing, posture etc.  Also, what is 
>the best way for me to explain the Braille music system to him so 
>he can better aid me in using the Braille score for learning?
>Thanks in advance,
>
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