Kennan Thompson - Smith - Ch. 7-9

I love the idea of spontaneous combustion, especially compared to the use of the work impromptu. You have to prepare for singing and it can't just come out of nowhere. You should be prepared for anything in singing. Prepared for high notes, low notes, and in-between. I've been struggling a bit with onset and one that that Laurie has me work on is aligning my onset with my breath so I don't hold my breath so I get a glottal onset and I don't start singing too early with my breath so I had the h that Smith mentions in the book. One way that I do that is by bringing my hands up in opposite directions and arch them up towards each other (picturing one hand as my breath and the other hand as the moment I start singing) and as soon as the hands come together I begin singing. This helps me achieve a balanced onset. I have a love-hate relationship with the wobble exercise. This was one that I had Courtney do in my lesson (I'm sorry, Courtney!). It helps me be a lot more open and let the air do the work, but it can be challenging. Sometimes I get super frustrated because I just crack and it doesn't sound good, but the idea is to keep air moving and let that move the pitch, rather than getting my larynx to do all the work.