Masterclass Notes
For Masterclass this week, Venicia taught. Venicia is my teacher, so it was interesting to see her teach in masterclass. Last week I actually asked her about how to have better posture because I had seen that many of the singers in VRH had posture issues. She put her hand on the back of my rib cage and lifted up and it made a huge difference. In masterclass she went into so much more detail though so I’m really interested in trying those things out. The first thing she said to Annakibella was to reach her hands up to the sky. Then bring them down like cactus arms. Then try singing with them under your armpits.
Another thing she tried was lifting Annikabella’s head up by placing her thumbs on the name of their neck and lengthening up. Her pinkies pressed the jaw slightly down, not creating tension but making the singer more aware of their jaw movement. Annikabella's voice and all the other singers at masterclass, really opened up when she corrected their posture. I really like a lot of these ideas and want to try them on my own. I’ve tried things like this in the past like standing against a wall or singing while lying down but they create a lot of tension in my neck. Thinking about the lifting in my rib cage has already improved my posture a lot. I’m glad I’ve found something that corrects my posture in a natural way. And because of this and other posture changes, my body is better aligned and creates a sound I like better not only orally, but physically.
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