Balance in all things
Right feels simple, wrong feels complicated.
These are two themes I feel I acquired from my lesson this week. Balance in all things is the umbrella under which a lot of exercises we worked on took me.
For example, I need to remind myself of proper posture (shoulders in the toaster, and hips not thrust forward.) But I need to balance that out by not freezing into correct posture, which would ruin the purpose.
I need to also have a balance between letting the sound fall out of my mouth, as if it's sliding down a hill, and also making sure it hangs out inside of me without being pushed forward.
Tension is both a good and bad. Tension is obviously bad when muscles are not free to do what they need to. But tension is good in an emotional way, creating that deep sense of longing and grunt that I need for good free singing.
Balance in all things!
Once I accomplished these balances, the right sound started to feel incredibly simple. I feel that I have a very good model in my head now about what is right and what isn't quite. Can I achieve it yet? That is to be determined by my hard work!
A couple more things I learned:
1. French language and [o] vowels don't need as much lip as I have thought previously
2. Do not slide from consonant to vowel. Immediate switching.
3. Molars apart forever and always AMEN.
4. Moan and groan silently every time you breath
5. Sound should feel as if it is falling down a hill, not climbing up a hill
6. Spin vibrations backwards and upwards, don't force it forwards
7. Neither consonant, nor vowel, nor energy ever falls below the level of the pitch.
8. Have active energy during piano introductions and interludes
I fear this helped no one besides me, but enjoy nonetheless!
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