Vocal Pedagogy Quiz #1 Jake Drouillard Please answer the following questions:

1. What is the action of the diaphragm for exhalation during singing? The Diaphragm resists against the abdominals causing a slow controlled exhale 2. Which muscles are more important for singing, the external intercostals muscles or the internal intercostal muscles?

External intercostals 3. What is the function of the abdominal muscles? The abdominals supportthe breath slowly pushing the diaphram up causing the deflation of the lungs and a slow controlled outward breath 4. What is muscle antagonism? It is the opposite pulling of the intercostals 5. What is opposing pressure? It is the opposing pressures of both your abdominals and your Diaphragm that causes a slow even exhale 6. What causes air to flow into the lungs? The expanding of the ribcage and the lowering of the diaphragm creates a vacume the opens the lungs and causes the lungs to fill with air 7. Name the six points of balance and describe six exercises that could help one achieve better body alignment.

A-O Joint- pretending there is a string attached to the center of your head and its pulling up Arm structure- putting hands on head which then raising chest Lumbar spine/lorax- sitting on a medicine ball while singing Hip joint-lying on the ground and laying flat all along body Knees- balance board Ankle joints- those little yellow spikey half balls

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What is the appoggio technique? It is a body mapping technique used in association to breathing Describe the three types of onsets. Hard result of too much pressure, soft result of too little pressure, balanced result of correct amount of pressure

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