Voice Class I Dr Chuck Neufeld What Is Good Singing Posture Alert Balanced Buoyant Erect Expansive Flexible Freetomove Happy Loose Poised Vibrant Good Singing Posture Is How does good posture operate ID: 189077
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Lander University
Voice Class I
Dr. Chuck NeufeldSlide2
What Is Good Singing Posture?Slide3
Alert
Balanced
Buoyant
Erect
Expansive
Flexible
Free-to-moveHappyLoosePoisedVibrant
Good Singing Posture IsSlide4
How does good posture operate?
Feet
Legs
Hips
Abdomen
Back
Chest
Shoulders
Arms and Hands
Head
Seated PostureSlide5
How does good posture operate?
Feet
Legs
Hips
Abdomen
Back
Chest
Shoulders
Arms and Hands
Head
Seated PostureSlide6
Feet
Shoulder width apart
Weight evenly distributed
One foot slightly ahead
Plant feet like tree rootsSlide7
Legs
Flexible
Able to move at all times
Not fully relaxed
Vertical line from heels to trunk to head
Knees slightly bentSlide8
Hips
Not “cocked” to one side
Tuck buttocks under and forward (as if straightening lower back)Slide9
How does good posture operate?
Feet
Legs
Hips
Abdomen
Back
Chest
Shoulders
Arms and Hands
Head
Seated PostureSlide10
Abdomen
Lower Abdomen
Held in comfortably, gently
Not released all the way (pregnant look)
Upper Abdomen
Free to move at all times
Not pulled in or out too stronglySlide11
Back
Lift and stretch the spine upward (tall spine)
As broad and wide as possible
Think of straightening the small of the backSlide12
Chest
Comfortably high
Stable (little rise and fall)
Comfortably high (use Garcia position)
Not forced up--let thoughts hold it upSlide13
How does good posture operate?
Feet
Legs
Hips
Abdomen
Back
Chest
Shoulders
Arms and Hands
Head
Seated PostureSlide14
Shoulders
Rolled back and dropped gently
Stable during breathing/singing
Stability leads to comfortably high chest
Not forced down or tight
Released from tensionSlide15
Arms and Hands
Arms hang freely
Hands are extensions of arms
Hands calm
Hands in front of body is OK (but without tension)
Touching piano, music stand, or lectern is OK (but must look natural)
Support music with palm of hand (or get a famous “black folder”)
No fidgeting, clenching, twitching,
feeling clothes, or tension in hands!Slide16
How does good posture operate?
Feet
Legs
Hips
Abdomen
Back
Chest
Shoulders
Arms and Hands
Head
Seated PostureSlide17
Head
In line and centered with body (from any viewpoint)
On top of stretched, tall spine
Eyes level
Chin only slightly tucked in
Stretch back of neck upward
Avoid raising chinSlide18
How does good posture operate?
Feet
Legs
Hips
Abdomen
Back
Chest
Shoulders
Arms and Hands
Head
Seated PostureSlide19
Seated Posture
Trunk and head in line (as in standing)
Hips well back into chair
Hips above knees
Foot position same as standingSlide20
Always Remember How Good Posture OperatesSlide21
Lander University
Voice Class I
Dr. Chuck Neufeld