As we begin a new Fall Season of Performing , Auditioning, Competing and Teaching I will be sending out my Vocal Thought for the Week. This season we will take a look at tried and true vocal terminology (maxims, images, quotation) and their meanings.
They will not be categorized under specific principles of the Bel Canto Style. Nor are they technical advice. Rather, they will address the power the of Mind/Body connection so important to the development Art and Craft of Classical Singing.
Let`s get started:
“SINGING ON THE BREATH”. This time honored phrase describes the singer`s sensation that the voice is “riding on” the column of air throughout the phrase when the isometic energy between the inhalaltion and exhalaltion mechanisms are set in motion from the first note of each phrase. This is the essence of legato phrasing. The oppositesensation is that one is singing “with the breath” which means there is no balance of distribution to fulfill the demands of the phrase.
Your comments and suggestions of various terminology used in our studios and practice rooms will, of course, be welcome.
SINGING WITH MANY VOICES 