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Vocal Anatomy: Understanding the Relationship between Posture and Breathing

Explore the intricate relationship between posture and breathing, as they influence vocal anatomy and performance. Discover how proper posture and breathing techniques can enhance vocal quality and control.

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Vocal Anatomy: Understanding the Relationship between Posture and Breathing

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  1. Vocal AnatomyIf one’s posture is upright, one has no need to fear a crooked shadow.Chinese Proverb

  2. How you stand so you will breathe and how you breathe so will you stand

  3. Santiago Clalatrava’sTurning Torso Building in Malmo Sweden. www.arcspace.com

  4. . Santiago Clalatrava’s use of the human form, The Oriente Station Lisbon, Portugal, The TGV Station at the Lyon-Satolas airport, France

  5. The Feet Fig. 2. Diagram describing the triangle of weight distribution of the foot.

  6. Triangles of the Body

  7. Triangles of the Spine

  8. The Spine

  9. Cervical • The cervical spine is comprised of seven vertebrae. • The first vertebra was named after the mythical character that supported the earth's weight on his shoulders. • The atlas supports the globe of the skull. • The second vertebra is referred to as the axis. The cervical vertebral bodies are smaller than those in the other spinal segments and increase in size downward.. • The cervical spine has a lordotic curve, a backward "C"-shape-just like the lumbar spine and much more mobile

  10. Atlas & Axis • differ from the other vertebrae because they are designed specifically for rotation. These two vertebrae are what allow your neck to rotate in so many directions, including looking to the side. • The axis has a bony peg called the odontoid process, which sticks up through the hole in the atlas. It is this special arrangement that allows the head to turn from side to side as far as it can. Special ligaments between the atlas and the axis allow for a great deal of rotation.

  11. Thoracic • Made up of the middle 12 vertebrae. • Connect to your ribs and form part of the back wall of the thorax. • Curve is kyphotic, a "C"-shaped curve with the opening of the "C" in the front. This part of the spine has very narrow, thin intervertebral discs. • Rib connections and smaller discs in the thoracic spine limit the amount of spinal movement in the mid back

  12. Lumbar • The five lumbar vertebrae are the largest movable segments of the human spine. • Top ones serve as attachments for the diaphragm • Lordotic curve, shaped like a backwards "C". • The vertebrae in the lumbar spine area are the largest of the entire spine. • The lumbar spinal canal is also larger than in the cervical or thoracic parts of the spine. The size of the lumbar spine allows for more space for nerves to move about.

  13. Sacrum & Coccyx • The sacrum consists of five fused vertebrae and is large and triangular in shape. • connect the spine to the pelvis • The sacrum is a group of specialized vertebrae that connects the spine to the pelvis. When one of the bones forms as a vertebra rather than part of the sacrum, it is called a transitional (or sixth) vertebra. • The coccyx is below the sacrum and is made up of four vertebral rudiments.

  14. Intervertebral Disc • Flat round cushions • Act as shock absorbers Facet Joints Transverse Process Spinous Process Spinal Column

  15. Facet Joints • Bony knobs that join vertebrae together • Two facet joints between each pair • Known as synovial joints to allow movement between bones

  16. Muscles of the Back and Spine

  17. Extensions of the Spine • PELVIS • THORAX • HEAD

  18. Pelvis

  19. Thorax

  20. Head

  21. Posture Fear Habits Experience Health Emotion Culture Musculature Tension Collapse Age Skeleton Physicality Intellect Learning Environment Expectation .

  22. The function of breathing determines the structure of posture at the very same time as the function of posture determines the structure of breathing.

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