Sarah Brenay - SOHH - Ch. 7
Chapter Summary: When we focus on the destination only, we deny ourselves the beauty of the journey. Our minds often take control of our bodies. When we allow our brain to trust our bodies we create a heightened sense of physical awareness and ease. This skill is required of musicians in many situations, particularly for instrumentalists sight reading. Physical awareness of piano keys, for example, allows the student's brain to focus more attention on the music. Students become more adept at sight reading when they learn to recognize shapes and patterns instead of trying to figure out every individual note.
Key Concepts: Let the mind take a back seat and trust the body. Give the student permission to be wrong. Learn to see music as a pattern, as whole physical movements, and sight reading will improve.
Making Connections: Getting your mind to quite down and let the body do it's thing is one of the hardest thing I've tried to do as a singer. But I've found that the more I let go mentally, the more pleased I am with the result. The mind just brings too much baggage to the table, making assumptions and criticisms too often. The body knows what to do and how to do it - like Thomas said, just give the voice air and vowel shape and let it do the rest. Ristad's sight reading tips were very interesting, I'd love to experiment with them.
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