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4 Physical Aspects of Singing
- Respiration
- Phonation
- Resonation
- Articulation
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4 Steps to Diagnosing a Student
- Know Standard
- Compare Student to Standard
- Diagnose
- Correct (use physical analgoes)
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4 Categories to Organize Diagnosing Info
- Philosophy
- Physiology
- Psycology
- Practicalities
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Singing is:
- Complex
- Sophisticated
- Skill
- Artistry
- Science
- Creative
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Goals of Studying Voice
- Efficient, effiective singing that is:
- independent of technological enhancements no matter what "style"
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Benefits of Studying Voice
- Self-exploration
- Self-discovery
- Self-devleopment
- Self-actualization
- Christian: stewardship, worship, uniqueness, perspective
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Psychology of Singing
Aligning with Reality
- Innate skills
- Inner determination
- Personality
- Vocal self-image/identity
- Perception
- External vs. internal
- Left brain/right brain
- Goals: personal/pedagogical
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Diagnosing Process
- Informal patient observations
- Patient self-evaluation
- Systematic testing:
- - symptons
- - cause
- - remedies
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Voice Teachers Must Have:
- Standard/tonal ideal
- - function (health) & aesthetics (beauty)
- Comprehensive knowledge of vocal mechanism & function
- - anatomy, acoustics
- Ability to express oneself
- - articulate communicator: image, manipulation, expression
- Skill as a psychologist
- - vocal identities, history, fears & dreams, values & priorities
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Problesm Classified by Physiology
- Respiration
- Phonation
- Resonation
- Articulation/Diction
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What can breath be used to express?
Emotions: joy, anger, frea, determination, freedom, oppression, etc.
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Two Processes of Breathing
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Path of Breath
- Nose or Mouth
- Throat
- Larynx
- Trachea
- Bronchial Tubes
- Lungs
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What are Lungs?
Organs - cannot move by themselves
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Plural Sacs
Surround lungs and attach them to surroundings
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How do the Lungs move?
The ribs pull the lungs out while the diaphragm pulls them down, creating a partial vacuum.
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To what does the Diaphragm attach itself?
Sternum, lowest ribs, spine (pillars of the diaphragm)
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How is the diaphragm shaped, and how does it contract?
It is shaped like an upsidedown bowl, and it lowers and flattens when contracted.
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How do the Ribs move?
Intercostal muscles
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External Intercostal Muscles
- Used while inhaling
- Move the ribs up and out
- Must relax to lower ribs
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Internal Intercostal Muscles
- Used while exhaling
- Moves ribs down and in
- Compresses lungs
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To what do the Abs connect?
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What are the four Ab layers?
- Transverse
- Rectus Abdominus
- Internal Obliques
- External Obliques
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Transverse
- 1st layer of ab muscles
- Fibers fun from Side to Middle
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Rectus Abdominus
- 2nd layer of ab muscles
- 4 Bellies that can contract together or independently
- Fibers run from Pubic to Sternum
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Internal Obliques
- 3rd layer of ab muscles
- Fibers Outside Down and Middle Up
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External Obliques
- 4th layer of ab muscles
- Run Outside Up and Middle Down
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Where does the Viscera sit?
Snugly between the abs and diaphragm
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What is the Viscera?
Various organs including: liver, stomach, large & small intestines, etc.
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What is muscle antagonism?
Tension caused when two muscles work against each other
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Where does muscle antagonism occur in singing?
- Between abs & external intercostals/diaphragm
- Abs steadly contract in and up, pushing up against the viscera
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