Vicky writes: After finally getting some consistent "ping" in my upper passagio, I went to practice "Never Never Land" from Peter Pan, and found to my surprise that I could finally belt the whole thing comfortably. Prior to that, I
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Deanna says! Yes!!! I have discovered this as well with (hiding behind my desk) my teen students who I’ve been teaching to belt as well as singing classically. The muscle coordination for breath support for the upper passagio translates somehow through neuro-muscular connection to the coordination needed to belt without the accompanying neck tension that is so risky for almost everyone. I haven’t been able to break it down in my own mind how this happens, so I just really work with the students to achieve the clarity (or “ping”) in that mid-upper register and then go to the songs that need belting.
Deanna
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