Sarah Boucher OB Chapter 19 Summary

Sarah Boucher OB Chapter 19 Summary
Chapter Summary: The effect of the emotions on the voice is an enigma. It is clear however, that the emotions are directly connected with the voice, that is why often after traumatic experiences people lose their voices. Everyone is different and our voices are effected in different ways by what happens to us. Our job as performers is to keep our emotions in check. They can help assist us but they should never over power us. There is a fine line between emoting and being too emotional. As Brown said "The thinking part of a singer's brain has to learn to control the emotional part." (212)
Key Points:
-If you have a personal problem, you have to face it or your singing will suffer.
-"Your job is to create the illusion of emotion so that the audience can cry. After all, you're there for them, not vice versa." (211)
-Nerves help to improve our performance
Key Terms:
-enigma
-psychogenic
Making Connections: Brown's comments about not letting our emotions overcome us in performance were really helpful to me. I have been in a situation before where I sang a song that related a lot to my life. It was easy to connect to it, but in one rehearsal I became too emotion and could not sing because I was crying so hard. That taught me how fine that line really is between emotionally connecting and becoming a basket case. I liked the suggestions Brown gave to help with emotions, cause let's be real....I am an emotional person!