Add Yoga to Your Singing Warm-Ups

Autor/in	Kuhn, Ivana Pinho
Titel	Add Yoga to Your Singing Warm-Ups
Quelle	In: Teaching Music, 13 (2006) 4, S.32 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1069-7446
Schlagwörter	Singing; Music Education; Exercise; Teaching Methods; Human Posture + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesang; Musikerziehung; Übung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Posture; Körperhaltung
Abstract	Yoga has much to contribute to singing. The main physical disciplines of yoga are strength, flexibility, alignment, body awareness through breath control, and concentration. These basics also constitute the core of good singing. With instruction incorporated into the regular warm-up, one can introduce beginning yoga ideas into choir practice. Yoga enhances breathing and resonance through postures that help expand the rib cage, strengthen the diaphragm, and firm abdominal muscles. The humming chants practiced in yoga are excellent exercises for tone and resonance. In this article, the author describes how the basic principles of yoga can contribute to breathing and singing warm-up. Using a well-planned warm-up achieves better singing quality while keeping students actively engaged in the music. (Contains 6 resources.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	MENC: The National Association for Music Education. P.O. Box 1584, Birmingham, AL 35201. Tel: 800-336-3768; Web site: http://www.menc.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10