Summary: The way we practice is as important as how much we practice. Phonating daily is very important in maintaining vocal prowess. Practicing involves relaxing the mind and body, establishing alignment, thinking and allowing the air to create pitch, warming up, doing vocalizes, and learning repertoire. Practice should be divided into several short periods throughout the day rather than lumped into one session. Brown gives details about more efficient approaches to learning pieces. They should be learned before they are sung, and special attention should be paid to the text. Brown also states that in performance you should "never break concentration by listening to yourself or thinking back about what you just did."
Key Concepts: Practice is essential and can be done more efficiently. The whole body is involved with singing and so the whole body must be conditioned and released just like the voice.
Making Connections: I liked OB's tips for practice. Much of it is similar to what Cindy has already told us all. I really like the idea of paying more attention to the text of a piece. I think that I could improve in this area! I plan on speaking it more than I sing it this week. I also like the line that says "Trust your inner sense no matter what anyone tells you." Although I think that it should have its limits. No matter how much you sense internally that bangs are your thing, it doesn't make bangs your thing.
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