1. When you looked carefully, using a mirror, at your current breathing technique, what did you notice?

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2. In breathing, which muscle pulls downwards?

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3. Which muscles lift out and upwards?

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4. How is a drinking through a straw similar to getting air into your lungs?

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5. Why is it important to keep the shoulders relaxed and still when preparing to sing?

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QUESTION SHEET TWO: POSTURE

1. What do people generally assume about people with bad posture?

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2. Why is good posture important to singers?

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3. Describe the easy way to position yourself for good posture?

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4. List three things good posture can help you achieve.

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5. Why is it important to keep the shoulders relaxed and still when singing?

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1. How do you prepare for speech slide?

2. What is the aim of this exercise? (list three things)

3. How can you stop your head from following the musical scale?

4. Speech slide is an excellent warm-up tool for your voice - you can do it anywhere. Why is it so good for pre-performance?

5. Why is it important to keep the shoulders relaxed and still when singing speech slide?

This is one of Seth Riggs most famous (and silly) exercises.

Of course, first think posture. Take a few deep low breaths... shoulders relaxed.

Find a central position, feet apart, fingers gently taking the weight of your cheeks. Remember to keep the arms, shoulders and upper chest relaxed.

1. What is the "bending technique"?

2. Why do I make you to do a ridiculous exercise like bubble and tongue roll?

3. Why can you sing so much higher than usual in bubble exercise?

4. Why do we use different vowel and consonant sounds in nay nay nay?

5. When you sing the following sounds, where do you most notice vibration?

Nay __________________________ Mum __________________________________

Guh __________________________ Go __________________________________

Koo __________________________

1. Why is it important to "keep connected"?

2. How can you get your muscles to do something you feel is out of reach at the moment?

3. What is an "improvement plateau"?

4. How can you overcome an "improvement plateau"??

5. How could you "challenge your muscles" to attain improvement?

1. How is the sound of a voice made?

2. Why can men sing lower than women?

3. Briefly, how can we pitch a tone we hear very accurately?

4. Briefly, what is "muscle memory"?

5. Describe the connection between:

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