Focus of Attention in Voice Training and Performance: Applications to the Voice Studio

Abstract

In all of motor learning theory, focus of attention is certainly among the areas of research with the most relevance to singers. This article aims to guide and to provide strategies to teachers wishing to translate internal focus directives into external ones, when appropriate. Issues of posture, breath, vocal tract space, and tension are examined, along with ways to engage powers of imitation and imagination to activate automatic control processes.