We’re so glad you’re here!
Phil and I created this program together in 2020, and since then have been adding, improving, and continuing our teaching. We truly feel this is a one-of-a-kind experience. We have specifically designed this to be FOOL PROOF- so no need to worry about ‘doing it right’, cause we know you will!
Together we will be learning to:
Bust Myths !
Eliminate false metaphors and learn real facts.
Discover Body Awareness/Feeling
Use fool-proof exercises that force your body to engage correctly so YOU can FEEL it for yourself!
Create Conscious Control
Teach you to engage your support consciously and at-will by turning the muscle groups on and off.
Apply these New Skills to Singing
Activate and control the amount of body engagement needed for each specific musical task.
So let’s get started!
-
Chapter 1 - On/Off : Discovering Correct Feeling
-
1.0 Basic Anatomy, Physics & Definitions
Learn which muscles and areas in the body create and control correct breath support.
-
Materials
Tools you’ll need to assist you.
-
1.1 Heel Peel, Dead Bug
Discover what Breath Support feels like in the body!
-
~ Exercise 1 ~
-
1.2 Dead Bug Ball-Press
Increasing Body Engagement & Demand
-
~ Exercise 2 ~
Try the Dead Bug Ball-Press
-
-
Chapter 2 - Varying Demand
-
2.0 Advanced Anatomy
More in-depth anatomy that details how the body pressurizes air in singing. Learn the balancing act of the thoracic and abdominal cylinder.
-
2.1 Feeling & Controlling Demand
Creating the right “recipe” of breath support in the body.
-
~ Exercise 3 ~
Try the Theraband Dead Bug Extension
-
2.2 Advancing to Sitting
Learn how to keep the system ready and engaged in sitting positions.
-
Chapter 2.3 Thoracic vs Abdominal Cylinder
Fine-tuning the conscious control of the two breath support cylinders.
-
~ Exercise 4 ~
Try the Sitting Ball-Press
-
2.4 Standing
Controlling the system while standing. Modifying normal body posture so the system can work freely.
-
~ Exercise 5 ~
Try the Standing Theraband Pull
-
2.5 Sitting to Standing (& vice versa)
Controlling the system while moving between sitting and standing.
-
-
Chapter 3 - Dramatic Movement