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Re: Support

Author: Alexis
Date: 2007-02-24 04:35

That's fair enough.

However, the main hypothesis (which largely doesn't refer to anatomical concerns) is what I am mainly concerned with. And I am trying to find a way to describe support without getting too bogged down in details in what actually happens.

I know from my own experience that my mind boggles whenever any says 'support with your diaphragm' or even 'support more'. The best remedy for me has been to focus on the quantity and speed of the air appropriate for the notes and dynamics. And then the appropriate muscular activity has always followed. If I focus on my abdominal muscles, I always overuse them.

I should add that I have completed a music degree and have played professionally. This is a set of concepts that works for me.

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