yoo hoo Grant!!!

I just didn't understand it, I mean i drank the whole bottle! of port that is.Oh the worries of Community theatre where the word understudy is not that well known.Sharon> Hi Sharon>> i'm over here> in the corner where i belong because What's On is still not up-to-date!>> mind you i am still presiding over a crippled 'pooter at home>> i only have 2 more re-partitionings, 3 more formats and another> complete re-install to go before i'm back up and running again> but, to the business at hand!> REST! Seriously. A day without uttering a word (if it's at all> feasible) can make the world of difference. Use a pen and pad - it's> kind of fun :)> WARM UP! I'm sure you do. But pay particular care as the temptation> is to drop the warm-up in case you use up your remaining voice. A> quiet, long warm up will prepare your voice well for what is coming.>> RELAX! One of the objectives of the warm up should be to release> any of your working day tensions that might carry on to the stage.> Worrying about your sore throat and trying to save your voice can> often increase the tension on your already frayed larynx. Be especially> careful not to allow yourself to tense up in performance.> BREATHE! We all know that this is where it begins - but how well> do we practice it? Think about the inward breath. Keep a corner of> your performance mind focused on taking in a bit more breath than> you need. You'll find you can give a more vocally relaxed performance> when you're not struggling to force out the last bit of breath for> a couple more words.> PRAY! Perform the usual rites for your favourite deity and then> cross your fingers just in case.> Cheers> Grant