General Knowledge Flashcards
1
Q
What were your warm ups?
A
I did ascending and descending scales and arpeggios to vowel sounds such as A, E, and AH.
2
Q
Why were your vocal warmups helpful?
A
AH opens up the back of the throat, lowers the tongue and raises the soft pallet.
I also found posture important as it allows the thoracic diaphram to move freely and allows use of the intercostal muscles.
3
Q
When did muscial theatre start, and who started it?
A
Gilbert and Sullivan started MT in the 1870s with their operettas, for example HMS Pinafore, Mikado, and The Pirates of Penzance.
