Discussion Questions
Week 1
Discussion questions
- Who would like to share about their experience with Choir Snacks this week? What worked for you? What didn't? What's going well? What open questions do you have?
- In what position did you find it easiest to take a deep, free, satisfying inhalation?
- Would anyone like to share an “AH HA!” moment this week, or just share about something new that you learned?
- Does anyone want to share a moment or exercise or question that they wrote down in their singer's toolbox?
Ask about exercises
- Wall lean: inhalation
- “Peppermint patty” visualization for deeper inhalation
- Body folded over: inhalation
- 3-step phonation: Normal voice ⇒ Obnoxious voice ⇒ sing song voice
Week 2
Discussion questions
- Who would like to share about their experience with Choir Snacks this week? What worked for you? What didn't? What's going well? What open questions do you have?
- What changed with your idea of “breath support” this week?
- Did any of the exercises give you an “AH HA!” moment this week?
- Does anyone want to share a moment or exercise or question that they wrote down in their singer's toolbox?
Ask about exercises
- Inhalation warm-up sequence: face down, face up, wall lean, arms out
- Longest SSHHH ever
- Kick out muscle: locating it with a cough
- Using the weighted backpack to stimulate your support muscles
Week 3
Discussion questions
- Who would like to share about their experience with Choir Snacks this week? What worked for you? What didn't? What's going well? What open questions do you have?
- Tell me about your experience singing through the straw.
- Who wants to share the vowel that they find the easiest to sing on? Who has a different vowel than that?
- Does anyone want to share a moment or exercise or question that they wrote down in their singer's toolbox?
Ask about exercises
- Inhalation warm-up sequence: face down, face up, wall lean, arms out
- Singing through a straw
- Positioning the tongue to touch the back of the teeth
- Using the backpack (switching back and forth between using and not using) to assist in activating support muscles
- Experimenting to find your easiest vowel
Week 4
Discussion questions
- What are your big takeaways after 4 weeks?
- What's something that's been unlocked for you?
- What are the open questions or challenges you have? If there was some follow-up material…what would you want it to focus on that would really help you as a singer?
- What is the only muscle that needs to be active when moving from an “OO” to “EE” vowel?
- Does anyone remember the simple formula of how to teach yourself? Answer: Intentional Action > Reflection > Adjusted Action, repeat
- Does anyone want to share a moment or exercise or question that they wrote down in their singer's toolbox?
Ask about exercises
- Inhalation warm-up sequence: face down, face up, wall lean, arms out
- Moving from your easiest vowel into a word, on a descending 5-tone scale
- Tying all the exercises together, e.g. straw + backpack + vowel singing
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