I literally started this DailySing with 14 minutes left in the day. I explored that jumping back and forth between holding down the groove then singing in my extreme upper range, as I imitate different solo instruments, guitar, piano, trumpet...
After a while it's no longer about the kind of instrument or the different melodic choices made because of the nature of the instrument, but the examination of my extreme upper range and that dead space that comes after my highest note.
When that's over, I switch to rhythmic exploration with claps, vocal percussion, rubbing my palms together, slapping my chest and thighs for rhythmic counterpoint. I acted as if I was alone in the car and belted to my heart's content.
To listen to DailySing - 95, click here.
I believe that singing is our birthright, and that it is good for our brains, bodies, and spirit. Singing releases oxytocin in the brain, and many studies have shown a correlation of oxytocin with human bonding, increases in trust, feelings of calmness and security, as well as reductions in anxiety. In other words, SINGING IS GOOD FOR YOU!
I get high making up music on the spot. I get high(er) when I can do it with several people at once. There's nothing like riding the crest of a creative wave, linked harmonically and rhythmically, supporting, leading, following, creating, coaxing, cajoling, p-l-a-y-i-n-g... THAT'S MY BLISS!
Singing for 15 minutes a day means trusting yourself. It means clearing your mind, opening up and discovering what sounds can come out through you, if you allow it.
To listen to each of my daily sings, click on the "songs" link on the left in the grey field above the most recent post or on the link at the end of each post.
