[Magdalen] Opera Style?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

That's accurate.  It's a matter of taking a breath into your lungs or just
flopping out the rib cage.  Opening the mouth wide to take in quickly an
entire breath is also a useful habit to get into.

Actually, almost everything that gets you to open your mouth too wide is
useful, since what we're sure is too wide generally could be even more.

And if you are over-pronouncing your words to the point of the ridiculous
(or that's ypur perception), there's also an excellent chance you really
ought to do more.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

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.
>