Chapter Summary: "I never practice." Foolish. I loved all the advice in the chapter about starting each day right and just working one day at a time. Every voice is different and every voice is different every day at different times of day. We have to be flexible and free with our voices and not be demanding. It takes a great deal of time and conditioning for the voice to work with masterful freedom and fluency-there are not shortcuts. There's no need to hurry-in fact it is counterproductive to do too much too soon. It's most important to start with good habits and go from there then barrel through something too fast with bad habits. The same goes for learning repertoire-break it down into smaller elements and phrases and develop good habits right off the bat. There is a great deal of mental preparation as well that needs to come first before even vocalizing. One can think through a piece, practice mentally, before ever adding voice to it. The only competition is in developing your own voice to it's fullest potential.
Key Concept: Your voice will develop naturally as we train and condition it with daily practice and good practice habits.
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Making Connections: In my own practice I have definitely noticed the tendency to want to learn the music too quickly and get to performance level very rapidly. I think because I sight read very well I trick myself into thinking I can advance when in reality I should be breaking down the song into individual elements. My singing voice is not conditioned enough for me to sight read at an incredibly high or free level, and I need to take time to get there before I ask too much of my voice.
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