Shalayna SOHH 9

Chapter Summary: Take a step back from the task at hand. Instead of diving into our practice and just doing it, we need to visualize what we are doing. If we visualize ourselves doing the task, we are more likely to replicate the visualization in our physical sense. Because we visualize, our muscles receive impulses as if we are doing the task. We often make mistakes when we don’t visualize first. Firing our muscles through visualization can help with timing and coordination. Internal thinking and muscle involvement are essential for accurate performance rather than guessing. Visualizing can help us with testing ourselves to see if we really know our material. We should not give up when using our senses, it is important to keep trying again, and again. We should not question if we are really going to achieve our goals, but we should sense that our goals are already achieved. Our minds and bodies need to be given a chance to interact with one another.

Key Concept: “Our mental rehearsal and improve accuracy (p.123).”

Key Terms: Muscle patterns, feeling senses, internal rehearsal, kinesthetic awareness, imaginary details, visualizing, muscular impulses, muscular sensations

Connection: I can connect with this chapter because I try to do this exercise everyday. When I wake up in the morning, I pick a random piece and try to see if I can sing it clearly; but only in my head. If I feel like there are dark spots, I stop, and try to figure out where I am in my music and why the section may be unclear. I think if we can visualize our success, the impossible becomes possible.