So, I make music; I sing in fact and I love doing it most of the time. Recently it’s been a bit stressful, mainly because as a result of smoking like a chimney for the past two years I now sound more like this than this, much to the chagrin of my bandmates.
But, I will not despair, I have quit sucking on the devil’s dick and I have resolved to work on my craft. So off I went to my first voice lesson since age 15. Prior to begin I had no illusions as to the current state of my instrument but hooooly MACKEREL, do you know how hard it is to breathe in and out of your mouth with gusto while remembering to relax your jaw and keep your tongue flopping loosely in your mouth like a dead fish??? It was terribly difficult.
It’s very odd to realize that you don’t breathe like a person should and that you keep your jaw so clenched it might as well be wired shut. The upside however is that it’s made my meditating much easier…now that I kinda sorta know how normal people breathe. Novel!
Anyway, one can only hope that there is nowhere to go but up, right? That better be the dang case b/c these lessons are cutting into my food and drink budget.
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