Why do people sing like this?
Why do people sing like this?
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#0Why do people sing like this?
Posted: 12/8/05 at 10:25pmWhat is the purpose of a singer clasping their fingers together in front of their chest while they sing? Like the kids in The Sound of Music.
grizzabella
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/05
#1re: Why do people sing like this?
Posted: 12/8/05 at 10:27pmProbably because they have no idea what to do with their hands.
#2re: Why do people sing like this?
Posted: 12/8/05 at 10:33pmAre their hands on their chest? If they are, then it's a way to make sure you are singing from your diaphragm. My director taught me, but you aren't supposed to do it a lot.
#3re: Why do people sing like this?
Posted: 12/8/05 at 10:36pmi always thought placing my hands on my stomach helped me with my diaphragm- on your chest?? i've never heard of that happening
#4re: Why do people sing like this?
Posted: 12/8/05 at 10:43pmI meant stomach. Sorry!
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#5re: Why do people sing like this?
Posted: 12/8/05 at 10:45pmNo, I mean the hands are cupped. One hand is cupped up and one is cupped down with the fingers clasped together and held in front of the chest.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#6re: Why do people sing like this?
Posted: 12/8/05 at 11:02pmyeah, everyone on my block sings just like that!
wickedwitchofthechest
Leading Actor Joined: 8/13/04
#7re: Why do people sing like this?
Posted: 12/8/05 at 11:08pmI've only seen it done as a way of feigning being prim or proper. For instance, my director made me stand like that last week as the maid singing "Miss Otis Regrets."
#8re: Why do people sing like this?
Posted: 12/8/05 at 11:27pmDoes anyone take that stance whilst singing, anymore? It helps the ribcage expand, allowing the lungs to fill to capacity.
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