![]() Assume a standing position, and we’ll review correct singing posture from the ground up. How you stand and how you breathe impacts how you sing. What you do to your body affects your singing. Once your technique is strong, movement can be accomplished without interfering with voice technique. These adjustments need to be taken into account while singing to ensure that the support muscles are accessible (Donna Scheer, personal communication, March 10, 2013). For example, jazz dance posture is different than ballet posture. Scheer adds that postures change depending on the style of dance. Music theater singers need to maintain their lower core muscle support while dancing and simultaneously release the muscles in the midriff, waist, and lower back for singing. Music theater actor, teacher, dancer, and director, Donna Scheer, describes breathing for dance as follows. In my book I explain breathing technique for dancers, but it bears repeating here. ![]() Keep in mind, music theater singers are required to move and dance. When sitting, you need to be sure your torso remains in the same posture as standing. You can sit and sing well, but it’s best to first learn voice technique in a standing position. Hold the stretch for at least ten to fifteen seconds and slowly return to a standing position. Bend forward at the waist and let your entire body stretch toward the floor. Roll your shoulders forward and backwards several times.Įxercise 6. ![]() Lift your shoulders up and down towards your ears several times.Įxercise 5. You will feel the stretch all the way down your back.Įxercise 4. Gently use your right hand to push your head into a slightly deeper stretch. Bend your head forward and place your right hand on the back of your head. Rotate your head side to side, looking over each shoulder.Įxercise 3. Roll your neck in gentle circles in each direction.Įxercise 2. Physical Preparation/Warm-up and Cool Downįirst things first! Before beginning to sing, take three to five minutes to perform some of your favorite stretches to acclimate, warm up, and free your body for singing. If any exercise feels uncomfortable, try the exercise at a lower pitch level first, and then gradually increase the pitch level. Experiment and have fun! Always begin in a comfortable part of your singing range rather than the extremes of range. Most of the exercises I recommend will be sung using the following scale patterns.įeel free to apply scales of your own in addition to the ones I’ll be using. Your goal is to create a functionally free voice.
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