Use_Of_Image_And_Metaphor_In_Developing

Use Of Image And Metaphor In Developing In choral music your are experiencing different styles, sounds and techniques in learning how to sing songs correctly and with expression. But in order to create these methods the choir need to know how to make the music come alive. Choir directors from around the world has all agree by using images and metaphors can help develop a healthy, tense-free choral sound. “Since singing involves the mind’s ability to re-imagine and replay pitch, rhythm, tone, word, and emotion, the power of mental imagery in singing cannot be overstated.” MEJ pg.43. By the use of image and metaphor it can make or bring the singer to express and sing a song clearly and more affectively. A man by the name of William Vernard created method using image and metaphor in the choir class called “good singing pyramid” in his book, “Singing The Mechanism and the Technic.” There are four categories of technical training: posture, breathing, phonation/attack, and resonance. With having good posture you are creating a position with the body to allow the air-path open in the throat and the sound strong and clear. One metaphor is having the choir stand like they are ten feet tall with their chest elevated up choir, singing, sound, metaphor, make, having, using, posture, breathing, tone, strong, slowly, singers, singer, sing, resonance, pitch, one, music, muscles, methods, making, inhale, images, image, help, good, create, correctly, choral, chest, balloons, world, word, william, whimper