In a message dated 7/6/2001 2:04:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, BLYTHE@B... writes: BLYTHE@B... writes:
<< A sort of negative thing I have tried is to block my ears and try to sing in such a way that my voice doesn't sound boomy and close, which has the merit of focusing more attention on the tactile sensations of singing. >>
john,
something you can try along similar lines is singing into a towel (i'm sure we could have a discussion - cloth vs. paper). i will often use this on my students and it is amazing how much better most of them sing when they can't hear 'how awful it sounds'.
the problems i have with listening too attentively to yourself as you are singing is that it puts attention on that which has already been done. i consider singing an action that results in sound. in committing an action, your attention is on the very next step which, preceeds the resulting sound. to me, paying primary attention to the sound is like looking out the back window while driving.
mike
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