Sunday, February 8, 2004

vocal chest muscles I had my first recording session yesterday morning, a small window of opportunity while P & J were at swimming class. It felt incredibly good to just let it out. GarageBand continues to amaze with its simplicity and correctness. What I mean by that is, what it does it does really well. I can create a new track, turn on the monitor, then just let it record while I experiment with some vocalizations. At some point yesterday, I realized that I wasn't really singing to my fullest potential, and so I kicked it up a notch, and could immediately feel it in my chest and in my headphones. After about a dozen repeats of this chorus I have in mind, I listened to it again, and was amazed at the difference between before and after I exercised my chest. It is somewhat like lifting heavy objects with your back versus your knees: a wrong way and a right way. I think I'm finally beginning to "feel" the right way to sing. Now I just need to practice more. Finding these windows of opportunity is difficult however, since the house is rarely empty. On the other hand, later in the day my chest felt like I had been hit by a truck, so a slower ramp up is probably in order. 4:04:21 PM    trackback []