[Menvi-discuss] a question regarding vocal concepts

Wed Jan 23 19:08:20 EST 2013

That is exactly how I learned breath control for trumpet I had my 
trumpet instructor at the time when I was in high school let me feel his 
diaphragm if I am indeed spelling that word correctly smiles, and then 
I'd try to imagine an air balloon, then he would put his bell of his 
trumpet against my diaphragm and so on and so forth. My uncle Max a 
guitarist and singer also taught me breathing techniques hands on as 
well and he told me to try to hiss like a snake a little bit at a time 
and see how much air you can hold before you begin to "pop" the balloon 
slowly he says as you hold a pillow to your chest to see how it raises. 
You must be relaxed and not tense up because that will definitely strain 
you. Wow it sure pays off though because I never would have made it 
through the tricky odd syncopation rhythm of the "Amen" line over and 
over in the "Rutter Gloria" when I was in the Collegiate Singers at The 
Master's College in Santa Clarita California in 2006 the only girl in 
the tenor section.

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On 1/23/2013 3:55 PM, Brandon Keith Biggs wrote:
> Hello,
> Bringing a masters student friend to one of your lessons may work, but 
> I would just change teachers. Your teacher must, must, be willing to 
> touch and be touched.
> My teacher is constantly having me feel her arms and what not to get a 
> concept of the larynx and chest position.
> I can't emphasize how important touch is. Especially as someone who is 
> totally blind, there is just no practical way a teacher will be able 
> to teach without utilizing the 2 modes of instruction you have open to 
> you.
> Ask him if you can touch all the time if changing a teacher isn't a 
> choice and get comfortable with each other.
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs
> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Smart
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:37 PM
> To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
> Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] a question regarding vocal concepts
>
> and, for those of you teaching small children, please help them
> learn about their bodies at least in terms of how things move when
> singing or playing an instrument. Basic spacial concepts,
> orientation like up/down, left/right, in/out ...
>
> I'm only suggesting that because these basic anatomy type questions
> come up often on here.
>
>
>
> At 07:33 PM 1/22/2013, you wrote:
>> Hello,
>> Change teachers. You must have a teacher that will promote your 
>> touching of the face, chest, and other relevant body parts.
>> I have a woman voice teacher and she is constantly having me touch 
>> her lips, and jaw. I actually think she is more comfortable than I am 
>> in doing this.
>> If your teacher is not participating fully in your teaching 
>> experience, you must change a teacher to one who can communicate 
>> clearly with you.
>> I went through 7 teachers before I found one that I really liked. I 
>> have now chosen my college around that teacher and even though the 
>> program isn't even a BM program and I am the only Opera singer, it is 
>> worth it because I have a teacher that I can communicate with.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>> -----Original Message----- From: Kelsey Nicolay
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:09 PM
>> To: menvi-discuss at menvi.org
>> Subject: [Menvi-discuss] a question regarding vocal concepts
>>
>> Hello,
>> I may have posted a similar question before, but here goes.  I am
>> in two choirs as well as taking lessons privately with one of the
>> vocal performance majors I know.  The women's chorus director is
>> new to directing the group and is still learning.  She does a lot
>> of work during warm-ups on breathing and vowels.  Since I can't
>> see what she is demonstrating, I asked her if I could feel what
>> she is doing and she said that was fine.  However, I am starting
>> to think that she feels uncomfortable with letting me feel her
>> stomach during rehearsal in order to feel correct breathing and
>> what it feels like.  She also tried to explain in words about how
>> to bring the lips forward when singing a vowel.  However, I am
>> the type of person that needs to be physically shown how to do
>> something before I can grasp it, simply describing verbally does
>> not help.  If any singers have ever had with experience, how did
>> you handle the situation? It is a similar issue in my voice
>> lesson where he was trying to explain how to shape my lips but I
>> was not getting his verbal descriptions as well as his breathing
>> descriptions.  Do you think this may have something to do with
>> the fact that my voice teacher is the opposite gender and he is
>> afraid of engaging in the necessary physical contact for me to
>> understand what he's talking about? If I brought one of my
>> friends to the lesson, would that maybe make him less anxious
>> about the situation?
>> Thanks in advance and I apologize for such a long post.
>> P.S.  Guitar seems to be going fairly well except I'm still
>> struggling with changing strings when playing.
>>
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