tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post1195936340994765086..comments2023-11-05T07:41:34.380-05:00Comments on Kashu-do (歌手道): The Way of the Singer: Kashu-do (歌手道): The Tai-Chi of SingingKashu-Dohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17375903978220316261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-63442072349672130292015-01-16T18:05:14.364-05:002015-01-16T18:05:14.364-05:00Thank you for your comment Private T-Hogan,
I'...Thank you for your comment Private T-Hogan,<br /><br />I'm sorry it took a while to respond. I am very busy at the moment and I did not want to give you superficial information. The significance of Tai-Chi/Kung Fu in my pedagogy is considerable. The discipline required for Kung Fu/Tai Chi is what singers should aspire to in singing. Unfortunately we are at a time when "faster is better." It is invariably not. You are ahead of the curve for the kind of physical fitness and mental focus you develop in Tai-chi/Kung Fu. Unfortunately I only know of my school in Sweden (Kapellsberg Musiklinje) whereby our opera program now requires Tai Chi as of the fall. It all began at my Opera Academy last summer, when I invited my Sifu of nearly five years to teach Tai Chi. You can see more on the video: <br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdYSjmoBmLI<br /><br />A Japanese colleague of mine who is a pianist-coach for singers includes Tai Chi in her teaching. She is at the University of Colorado and they have a very good voice program. The most important schools have a good organization but I think the best "teaching" is happening at schools where they teachers are very creative and dedicated to Old School principles of discipline and process-oriented pedagogy. Let me know if I can help further.<br />Kashu-Dohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375903978220316261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-81283187720523233782015-01-07T18:42:46.901-05:002015-01-07T18:42:46.901-05:00Hi!
I came over this when I was researching how T...Hi!<br /><br />I came over this when I was researching how Tai Chi can affect and improve singing. I was recently in Slovakia for a 10 day masterclass with a soprano (I'm a baritone), and I've decided to get into a conservatory. Before that, I'ved decided to go to China for 6 months or so, to do Tai Chi, Qi Gong and Kung Fu, before I return home to focus on preparing for auditions and admission tests.<br /><br />I'm currently located in Norway, and for studies I want to go abroad, preferably to the US or to UK. <br />I was hoping if you had any advice for getting into a really good school, and how to use what I learn with Tai Chi into this. It seems you have a good oversight of this.<br /><br />I am hoping that by going through a transformation with Tai Chi and Kung fu, I will find myself on a deeper level, and rediscover a more deep rooted focus, determination and self mastery. I hope that this will translate nicely into developing my potential. I can currently hit an E in the bass, to a high D in the tenor range when I find the right support. I've had a teacher saying I'm a tenor, one said i was a bass-baritone, and one said I'm a lyrical baritone. I guess there is different opinions on where my timber really is.Private T-Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226357061708182535noreply@blogger.com