Adrienne B  
Instruments: Voice
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop

Excellent vocal technique grounds itself in the breath. All work done while singing must come from the breathing, while all other muscles in the face and body strive to be relaxed. A singer’s posture should be rooted in the legs, with bent knees and contracted thigh muscles, while the upper body is erect, pelvis tucked under, but the arms and shoulders are relaxed and down. This allows for ultimate freedom in the voice and optimum breath control.

Strong breath control also allows for the soft palette to stay raised during singing, which is of prime importance. The mouth should be as open as the vowel allows and the sound should be ringing between the eyes or the “third eye”. If the breath is fast moving and the vibrations are in the mask, the sound will be more resonant. If you add in the component of a relaxed tongue and jaw, where the articulators are working efficiently, the sound should then be free and natural.
    In summary. good vocal technique is based on excellent breath control, erect, but relaxed posture, a raised soft palette, vibrating the sound in the mask. a free, loose tongue and jaw that is down and back.