Vocal Technique - Julia Davids and Stephen LaTour - Introduction, Chapter 1 & Chapter 2

Two A-HA moments I had after reading the Introduction, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of Vocal Technique were:

1)  How important it is to incorporate and focus on multiple types of vocal techniques into your warm-up. Some examples the book includes are as follows: 1) Resonance 2) Tone 3) Range and 4) Intonation. This will help your choir when it is time to start a piece.

2) Students can easily be influenced by the conductor's posture. It is VERY important to demonstrate good posture and vocal technique during choir practice.

Some questions I had after reading the chapters were:

1) Page 38 talks about the use of "snap-breaths." How do you teach young singers not to tense up while doing the "snap-breath?"

2) Page 18 talks about proper singing posture while sitting and standing. For shorter singers, while sitting, does putting your feet under the chair and sitting upright help open the ribcage/lung capacity? Or would this hinder their ability to breathe properly?