tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post7883076781671998949..comments2022-12-23T02:21:31.320-05:00Comments on ONCE MORE WITH FEELING: Your Instrument is your BODY - Go ahead - TOUCH IT!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-75781099602862296852010-01-28T23:14:10.652-05:002010-01-28T23:14:10.652-05:00good luck Stephanie - perhaps it's less about ...good luck Stephanie - perhaps it's less about breaking bad habits - which is negative focus - and more about creating new and positive and balanced behavior...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-67685092151546223952010-01-28T14:23:36.822-05:002010-01-28T14:23:36.822-05:00The massage therapy (as well as breathing exercise...The massage therapy (as well as breathing exercises and meditation) was supposed to help me with muscle tension, but I was not advised to see a voice teacher as well. After a while, I did, but it`s kind of a cycle; my vocal issues seem to make me resistant to technique no matter how my teacher approaches trying to break me of my bad habits.Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-29829929540816390152010-01-27T19:14:04.320-05:002010-01-27T19:14:04.320-05:00HT - but if you needed to touch it or wanted to -...HT - but if you needed to touch it or wanted to - you wouldn't let someone tell you you COULDN'T!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-11221163002833280222010-01-27T18:29:34.873-05:002010-01-27T18:29:34.873-05:00The only thing that scared me in that thread was t...The only thing that scared me in that thread was that someone quoted from the new book by a voice teacher who in my opinion is a complete fraud. Other than that, no worries. I don't touch my larynx much though. And don't really think I need to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-38941397484881368622010-01-27T15:25:57.832-05:002010-01-27T15:25:57.832-05:00Glad I could help Ally!
Singing and learning to s...Glad I could help Ally!<br /><br />Singing and learning to sing is about discovery and gaining knowledge - not waving a magic wand nor waiting for "the secret" to be imparted by the grand guru somewhere...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-80948811190440799072010-01-27T15:04:40.167-05:002010-01-27T15:04:40.167-05:00Thanks for the suggestions... Your post alone has ...Thanks for the suggestions... Your post alone has given me a lot to think about and to bring up with my teacher at lesson next week, not to mention your suggestions to consider in your response to my question. I really appreciate your blog - always bringing something to my attention I hadn't really ever paid attention to before!Allynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-35878623656469250392010-01-27T14:47:56.711-05:002010-01-27T14:47:56.711-05:00hi Ally - thanks for your question! Obviously seei...hi Ally - thanks for your question! Obviously seeing you and watching you breathe would help me diagnose that issue more thoroughly...<br /><br />This could be an issue with laryngeal anchoring and the tongue tries to manipulate the intensity too much - thus the cramping...<br /><br />Have you worked with breath and muscular behavior for specific laryngeal anchoring? Also, working for more strength in the neck "pillar" muscles to balance the strap muscles at the C3-c-C5 vertebrae may help to suspend more space.<br />Are you collapsing in the sterum and high intercostals (under your pits to the bottom of your braline?) as this will cause strain on the tongue and constriction in the upper cartilage of the larynx.<br /><br />These need to be strengthened and lengthened in order to suspend AROUND the larynx.<br /><br />Again - I can't be more specific without SEEING you. But I hope you continue to seek out the answers you need!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-85037229705313829482010-01-27T14:37:07.968-05:002010-01-27T14:37:07.968-05:00any ideas about an ongoing (but sporadic) problem ...any ideas about an ongoing (but sporadic) problem with the base of my tongue/the muscle under my chin cramping up when singing? The one voice teacher I had who specialized in vocal anatomy just said "well yeah its a muscle it can cramp" but gave me no ideas as to what it might be caused by (other than the obvious - its got to do with tension - even I can figure that out) or what to do about it...Allynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-44269469572612019832010-01-27T11:38:42.512-05:002010-01-27T11:38:42.512-05:00Massage of ANY kind for ANY muscle does nothing lo...Massage of ANY kind for ANY muscle does nothing long term if you are not developing new muscular behavior. The massage will only help short term and the muscles will go back to the same behavior if that's all you are doing - massage is simply a way of releasing so the muscles can be taught new behavior. If you are going for laryngeal massage and then screaming and pushing and not singing correctly then of course it won't help! The muscles will just go back to the repetitive and damaging behavior.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-6168655867459795092010-01-27T11:33:30.479-05:002010-01-27T11:33:30.479-05:00for precisely what reason? You can't do massa...for precisely what reason? You can't do massage without working on the other issues as well...<br /><br />What was it supposed to do?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-68477502850944044982010-01-27T11:30:25.897-05:002010-01-27T11:30:25.897-05:00I saw a speech pathologist for almost 4 months for...I saw a speech pathologist for almost 4 months for massage therapy for exactly this purpose... it didn`t seem to help me much, if at all.Stephanienoreply@blogger.com