Kennan Thompson - McCoy - Ch. 2

Chapter 2 Summary: 

When we think of speaking, there is a lot that goes into it. Our body has to go through so many steps in order to get simple words out. However, we do this almost without thinking. As soon as a word comes to our mind, we can say it. Singing takes a little bit more effort. There are many different muscles that have to work together in order to produce musical sound. Muscles in our body are generally categorized into three different types: cardiac, smooth, and skeletal. Cardiac are muscles that deal with the heart, smooth are muscles that are found in blood vessels and other organs. Skeletal are all the other types of muscles. We have more control over skeletal muscles.

Application:

There is so much that goes into singing. Although it is important to know what your body is doing when you are singing, the most important thing to do is feel what is going on in your body when you sing. It's very difficult to control all the muscles that work when you sing, so sometimes the most you can do is visualize your muscles working in the correct way. A lot of times the muscles in my neck get really tight when I sing, so I have to imagine the sound coming within my body and not from my neck. Most of the time, this helps me relax. I'm not necessarily telling my muscles in my neck to relax.