Two Weeks to Better Breath Management with Heidi Vass

In this two week intensive, we will dive into the technical topic that challenges most singers - Breath! We will work our way through clear and concise strategies to strengthen your breath mechanics, build your endurance, increase your flexibility and work with your body. In just two weeks, you will develop a deeper understanding of how the breath works and how you can make it work for you!

Highlights include:

• An explanation of the breath. You’ll learn how the breath works and what to look for in an efficient mechanic.
• Different phrases, different applications. You’ll develop conscious strategies that help you determine when to use which breath technique with applications in actual repertoire.
• The mind-body connection. Learn how the breath informs your mental health and wellness. You’ll be able to use that information to harness the power of breath to help manage performance anxiety and create a holistic performance.
• Practice, practice, practice! With daily exercises to help you you translate information into action, you won’t just learn what good breath management is, you’ll learn how to practice it.
• Check in with Heidi Vass. Pop into a live zoom session to discuss your progress, ask questions and get specific feedback/advice on your work.

Timeline:

• Sign-Up : April 26th
• Course Period: April 29-May 13th
• Optional check-In via Zoom: May 6th; 11am

ZOOM Check-In

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81194283970?pwd=Vg6EhG7qxAhzsyNcSxXyuSzu0h1lyG.1

Assignments:

PDF: Two Weeks to Better Breath Management Roadmap - Open the PDF and follow along. Each day you will find tasks to complete and links to videos with exercises and course work.

PDF: Breath Concepts - this is your reading for day one. Feel free to download and refer to the concepts as you are working through this intensive.

PDF: TWI Examples - these are score excerpts of the samples used in the instructional videos.

Make sure to follow along with the daily tasks and post along the way!!

Here is a link to the youtube playlist of videos for the challenge!