012 How To Do A Spine Roll and Prepare the Body for Voice Work

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I will walk you through a preparatory physical bodywork that will help you release tension. Learning how to loosen any tightness in our bodies is essential before starting with the fundamentals of voice training. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What You Will Learn In This Episode:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Alignment and posture - mandatory step #1</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Spine roll - secrets and techniques</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- From spine roll to crouch transition</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- The shoulder clock movement</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- From curious dog to ‘what are you looking at’ position</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Drawing the infinity symbol with our nose</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Awareness of alignment and tension is a must before any voice training. As voicing is a holistic experience, any isolated tension in our bodies might lead us to low-quality performance and perhaps even voice damage in the long term. While doing these tension release exercises, it is vital to allow the breath to keep flowing and to go through this bodywork with a curious mind, observing the body's response.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources: </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Vocal Rehabilitation/Primal Voice - Dane Chalfin</span> <a href= "https://www.vocalrehabilitation.com/primal-voice"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.vocalrehabilitation.com/primal-voice</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Spine roll and release routine video</span> <a href="https://youtu.be/D6A9pixcaLU"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://youtu.be/D6A9pixcaLU</span></a></p>