VOICEBOX with David Coury

What Do You Want Your Voice To Say?

March 3rd, 2010

Our voices are ourselves. The voice is a reflection of one’s life condition. What does your voice say about you? WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR VOICE TO SAY ABOUT YOU? The answers, though maybe not apparent in your voice at this moment, can be achieved with voice work. Voice work unearths that which IS and polishes. “IS” is an important distinction here. As your teacher, I don’t have your voice. I’ve very specific keys to unlock that which is but you already have your voice. Think of the voice — your voice — not as separate from you the speaker, the singer but the voice AS you. And you are many things. You’ve many impulses. That’s your gift, your humanity. With voice work, the voice learns on its own that it can handle ALL your wonderful, powerful impulses. Think of your undeveloped voice like a lump of clay. Now picture that same lump of clay that’s been stretched and stretched and stretched that now it appears like a string on a cello or violin. When throwing any impulse at a lump of clay, there’s only so much potential for sound that can make an impact. Throwing those same impulses at a string on an instrument, well now the sounds that are possible are infinitely more resonant, desirable, compelling — more you.

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