[Magdalen] Opera Style?

[Jay Weigel]

Dr. Drew can sing? Who knew?

I loved Renee Fleming's rendition at the Super Bowl.

On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:52 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

> >>>The diaphragm seems to divide "serious/classical" singing from the
> popular genre which uses the chest exclusively.  By these  standards,
> I guess I am an "opera" singer, too.<<<
>
> The best instruction I got in college choir was from a fellow tenor, who
> taught me that when I inhaled my belly should not be concave, but convex,
> indicating I've filled my lungs completely, with the diaphragm just below
> ready to help the air out steadily instead of rather too quickly which is
> so often the case.
>