Singing with the metal element
In Chinese philosophy, the metal element is related to the lungs and its related emotion is grief and the feeling of letting go.
As you can imagine, the lungs are crucial in the process of voice production since they contain the air we breathe, which is the fuel of the voice.
In order to have healthy lungs, we have to be open to the process of letting go of things. For example, if you think about it on a small scale, you can start by simply letting go of air in the process of breathing when you exhale.
Singing with metal: a simple exercise
Let me show you a simple exercise to work on the element of metal and improve our singing at the same time.
- Draw a big circle with your hand, starting from the belly button all the way up to the head and back to the belly button. Do it continuously.
- Once you feel comfortable with the movement, start coordinating it with your breathing: -inhale slowly as the hand goes up, and exhale as you lower the hand.
- Since it is a continuous circle that you are drawing, it does not stop at the top or at the bottom, but it keeps going. When you coordinate it with your breathing, this means that your breathing doesn’t have a stop either. There is no stop between the inhalation and the exhalation in this exercise.
- When you feel comfortable with the exercise, replace the exhalation for an SSSH sound and then for an AAAH sound
This exercise will help you expand your lungs softly and avoid them getting stuck as they will be continuously taking air and letting air go.
You can play around with this exercise, slowing down the movement of your hand. This will help the process of expanding the lungs and releasing the movement of the respiratory muscles.
The metal element in the voice and in life
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Singing really shows you lots of things about your life that you might not have noticed. Your breathing will greatly affect your voice and through your voice, you will be able to tell more things about your breathing. And your breathing will tell you things about how the metal element is working within you ????
Your metal element might be in a deficiency if you notice environmental allergies, continuous congested nose, or shallow breathing, amongst other symptoms.
On the other hand, if your metal element is in excess, you might encounter some rigidity in your posture, short breath, or a tight chest.
The breathing exercise mentioned above will help you balance the metal element and with that your singing as well! Not to mention all the other benefits that it will bring to your daily life ????. The acceptance of new opportunities with the acceptance of new and fresh air in your life, and also the release of things that it is time to let go of.
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