Posture for sitting should be "standing from the waist up", meaning having a straight back and not leaning against the back of the chair. Legs should be vertical, with feet touching the ground.
Posture for standing should be straight, legs comfortably separate from each other (not widespread, but not straight vertical either). Hands should be at your sides, hanging loosely.
For both positions, music sheet should be below face, at a position where it can be seen while looking straight forward to avoid either blocking view of your audience or looking down, away from audience.
Breathing:
Breathing should be deep breaths, and should be directed through stomach, not lungs. This means that when you breathe in, you should feel your stomach, below your rib cage, expand.
Vowel Formation:
Vowels should be long, not wide. An example of this is love, which should sound more like a cross between "love" and "lave".
Articulation"
Articulation should be focused and precise, with very distinct sounds. The hard consonants, "T", "D", "P", "K", and sometimes "C" should be easily identified, and small differences such as the difference between "G" and "J" should be made obvious.
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