Avoid pretense when singing and performing
Authenticity
Our emotions and the current state of our minds and life greatly affect singing
Musical sound requires three ingredients
A generator (airflow)
A vibrator (vocal folds)
A resonator (nasal cavity, mouth, and pharynx)
Resonance is a passive ingredient to singing
Generation and vibration are the active ingredients to singing
Use the whole self when singing (because we can’t directly observe or manipulate our instrument while singing)
Think about singing before and after, but not during
Do the work, then trust the work when you are performing
“Superb musical art is disciplined and well prepared. However, the superb musical artist performs as if each note is being conceived for the first time.” (pg. 26)
Singing should have the same ease and subconscious freedom as that we have when speaking
Begin with the singer’s vernacular speech to build the singing voice around it authentically
Breath inspiration
Let the breath inspire what you are about to sing and perform
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