Watch the three videos listed below and for each, comment on posture/alignment and breathing issues. Also include a statement about how you think the use of his/her body has impacted his/her timbre, range, etc.
Les berceaux- She seems to be collapsed and the abdominal wall is tight. I don't see an attitude of alertness or happiness in her body. Her feet aren't planted in one place to balance her so there is a lot of swaying. Because her abdominal wall is tight the breath is high and shallow, which is causing her to gasp for breath because the tight abdomen isn't allowing the diaphragm to completely contract, causing her to over-breathe, and furthermore putting a lot of pressure on the larynx. Because there is a lot of white noise I don't know if I can hear her timbre clearly, but it just sounds like she is breath farting, and that is causing her sound to not have as much energy or spin.
Sebben crudele- His head is not balanced on the A-O joint, but rather jutted forward causing tension in the upper back and neck. It also looks like his hips are pushed forward, which is probably stopping any release in his low back (abdominal muscles). There is also a lot of swaying which tells me that he isn't balanced on his feet. I think the position of his head and and the placement of his hips are causing his vibrato to not flow freely, it is straight-tone sometimes which I think is cause by his poor alignment of the body.
Roadside Fire- RAPTOR ARMS! His head isn't balanced on the A-O joint. He is collapsed at the sternum, his shoulders are curled in, and I feel like the majority of his weight in on his heels. His hips are forward, knees and ankles are locked. His is often under pitch, with a straight-tone and almost a tremor towards the end of his vibrato--which is a sign of tension. There is so much tension in his body that there is no room for expansion of the breath.
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