Chapter Summary: Speaking is so natural and intuitive for us. In our very first moments after birth we expressed ourselves vocally, with phonation, and that started a pattern that continues with all of us. We tend to forget that our primary purpose in phonating is to communicate, which involves all the parts of the wholistic approach we have discussed. If we stray from our primary purpose to communicate and turn singing into mere sound making we distance ourselves from the source of utterance and singing becomes an unnatural activity. Speaking requires no talent-it just comes naturally! While learning to sing we can focus too much on how we sound and lose the primary intent. We do and should focus on it but not at the expense of natural communication. We must first begin with our vernacular, our most authentic and natural voice and then gradually learn to refine it, not affect it.
Key Concept: Speaking with the intent to communicate is both complex and simply natural. Singing, ideally, should be exactly that way.
Key Terms: Source of Utterance
Making Connections: This makes so much sense to me now. I was still confused even after Thomas Glenn told me that I should sing in the same way I speak the text, but this makes it much clearer to me. I think I will be doing a lot more speaking with my text...
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