In a message dated 12/1/2002 6:25:14 PM Pacific Standard Time,
singer112001@y... writes:
> I am experimenting with the belt to relieve the tension I feel in my
> jaw, particularly on the higher pitches (A natural and higher).
> Within only a few days I can sing an aria like Un'aura amorosa with
> far less anticipation of the two spots that I tense up at to the
> point the the A natural is very pinched. In fact in vocalises I can
> sing the A natural without any problem but in a song it sometimes
> causes me to tense up and strangle it.
>
Bob,
You're not strangling on the top notes as much because you're getting more
strangled in other parts of your body! Perspective is everything.
Best of luck, I guess this gives new meaning to "belt technique"
Mary Beth Felker
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