F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 2   I S S U E 6 Whole Notes 

Body Breath & Soul Vocal Studio Monthly Newsletter 

MAKING AN IMPRESSION 

Score on the Audition! pg.2 

Preparation 

I like to cook. When I know what I want to eat – the flavors, ingredient elements that are calling me – then the whole process is fun. Sourcing the ingredients, planning the cooking process, making the dish, and the finally eating it. It’s all fun and part of the process to go from idea/desire to outcome. 

Performing is much the same way. You…

The OM & Singing 

From Nothing to All things via Vibration 

What’s in Your Hum? 

Bhramari or Bee breathing is the simple, yet profound, act of inhaling and exhaling with humming. The sound of the hum is produced by when changes in air pressure around the vocal folds cause them to vibrate, creating sound waves which engage with closed lips.  Voila – a buzzing sound! It’s fascinating and mind blowing to me that changes in air pressure around a vibrating material can create sound by transferring seemingly…

Patterns: Our Necessary and Escapable Prisons                                                            June 22, 2020 

We, humans, are pattern-makers. Patterns ease the burden of living and learning. Patterns happen in the body in movement. Once a pattern of movement is repeated enough times the myelin that wraps the nerve cell gets wound pretty tightly. Then the action becomes a habitual or automatic reaction without the thought required to trigger the activity. And then, ahhh, we feel comfortable and…

This past weekend I began Yoga Teacher Training in a quest to do a few things: 

• 1. Dive deeper into the physical and mental/spiritual practices of yoga that have enhanced my personal health and well-being 
• 2. Explore how the practice of yoga interacts with and compliments the process and practices of singing and teaching singing. 
• 3. Spend deeper and richer time in the community of yoga practitioners with whom I feel a kindred spirit in our quest for wholeness 

Following each weekend of YTT…