Why are good singing and good posture strongly interrelated? The body is designed to work more easily and move more freely when someone has good posture, good posture allows a singer to achieve full potential for lung capacity, the vibrator and resonators of the vocal instrument function more properly when there is good posture, the singer himself benefits from good posture and will be much more comfortable when singing if good posture becomes a habit, good posture can help a singer elicit a more positive reaction from an audience, and good posture is good for the general health of the individual.
What are the basic functions of the skeleton and muscles? the skeleton is meant to support the weight of the body, the muscles are meant to assist in the movement of the body.
What are the adjectives that the author suggests for good posture? buoyant, expansive, erect, alert, free-to-move, vibrant, flexible, poised, tall, loose, free, happy, balanced
Excessive tension must be recognized and avoided .
Define tonus. A normal state of slight continuous tension in muscle tissue which facilitates its response to stimulation.
What is McKinney’s description of good posture? Weight should be evenly distributed between the feet with one foot slightly in front of the other and the weight chiefly on the balls of the feet, the legs should be freely flexible, the knees should also feel loose and able to move, the hips and buttocks should be as close as possible to the vertical line drawn from the feet to the head, the lower abdomen should have the sensation that it is being pulled gently, the upper abdomen should be free to move at all times, the back should feel a lift or stretch felt when we try to stand as tall as we can, the chest should be comfortably high at all times, the shoulders should be rolled back gently and pulled down smoothly until it feels like they have settled into a socket, the arms should hang freely and naturally at the sides of the singer, the head should be directly in line with the body and centered on the shoulders, when sitting the body should have the same alignment from the hips up as it does when one is standing.
What are the two types of postural faults? alignment faults and tensional faults
Define muscle. A tissue composed of bundles of elongated cells capable of contraction and relaxation to produce movement in an organ or part.
What is the difference between the origin and insertion of a muscle? the less moveable part of the muscle is the origin, the insertion is the less moveable part
In which direction do muscles pull? How many directions do muscles pull? muscles pull towards the origin and contract in one direction
How do we use muscles to stabilize parts of the body? for every group of muscles that contracts in a given direction there is another group of muscles that contract in the opposite direction
What do muscles need in order to work most efficiently? they need frequent opportunities to relax
What happens when muscles are held in tension for too long? it will begin to protest by beginning to tremble or becoming stiff
What are the two primary clues to tensional faults? some form of trembling and rigidity
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