Chapter Summary: There is a lot of power in visualizing. If we learn to visualize, or "feel sense," an action before we actually perform it, our accuracy in our performance greatly increases. Our body and brain are more connected then most people think they are. If we visualize the correct stimulus without wavering in our mind over what we are doing, then our body is much more likely to act in the desired way. Once we have visualized the performance, we need to let the body give up the inappropriate patterns that we have acquired without forcing it. As our awareness increases, it will be much easier to find a place of comfort and ease in the body. We can also learn repertoire through visualizing in a more effective way then merely outwardly going over it over and over again without inwardly connecting to the repertoire.
Key Concept: "If you continue to visualize with a feeling sense, muscle patterns actually begin to change and become more dependable, more repeatable, less erratic."
Key Terms: Visualize, feel sense
Making Connections: In my own singing, I have often visualized inside of myself the way I felt the meaning of the text should be conveyed. However, I have spent a lot of time visualizing a whole piece of music in my mind without even opening my mouth. This concept reminded me of the tennis players in "The Talent Code" who would play tennis without the balls so that they could visualize in their body each swing. I am looking forward to applying visualization more fully into my practice, which I know will deepen my understanding of the music as well as the way it moves through my body.
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