| From: "DIANE M. CLARK (MUSIC DEPARTMENT)" Subject: Re: teachers: your technique, in a nutshell To: vocalist Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Isabelle wrote:
>I am very curious to hear how teachers explain their own technique, if such can be done in a nutshell.
I don't have time to write a page for Jerome Hines's book, but in a nutshell, I approach singing as a musical and dramatic art. I find that helping singers free themselves to be expressive physically and emotionally is a tremendous aid to freeing the voice.
As longtime list members know, I got on this track 25 years ago when I first worked with Wesley Balk, the guru of singer/actor training. His ideas changed my whole approach and understanding of singing and the teaching thereof. They inspired my doctoral dissertation. This has been a wonderful and successful path for me and my students. I feel very blessed to have had such a great mentor.
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