Bric Slade Lesson Summary 10/10/13

Today we worked on breathing. Geez, sometimes it feels like we are always working on my breathing. I had an epiphany today with my breathing where I feel like I really got the gist of what everyone has been trying to tell me. We will have to see how it works in the long run. I have been breathing downwards so there is visceral displacement but I have been neglecting expanding my back and rib cage on inhalations. Also I need to remember to sing on the gesture of inhalation. Lauri had me lie down on her exercise ball and I could feel what I was doing differently in the breath. I was a lot more relaxed too. We talked about my lesson with Thomas Glenn a little bit because last week I was sick and wasn't able to meet for my lesson. We talked about tongue retraction. The same three things keep popping up in every one of my lessons/practice sessions. Tongue, gesture of inhalation, and supported breath. I can really tell a difference when I do all these three things and I feel I am on the verge of really figuring out my voice. Its just going to take some time and practice.