| What
is The Deva Method®?
It
is an effective, comprehensive non-classical approach for singers
that gives you an understanding of your voice and puts you in control.
This method was developed from the premise that the body has a natural
voice production process and if you understand it, you can sound
the way you want without hurting yourself.
The
Deva Method is natural.
It
is also based upon the same principles that athletes use to train
and improve their skills. Once you understand the way your body
works, you can warm-up and train the needed muscles to perform well.
A marathon runner would never think to compete without lots of warm-up
and muscle training and yet singers, who are vocal athletes, are
always trying to just get in there and do it without adequate preparation.
If you try to use muscles that aren’t developed, you may hurt
them and you certainly will not achieve control and stamina.
This
Method Improves Your Voice
“Hi
Jeannie, I got your Contemporary Vocalist course and I am thrilled.
One of the nicest things about it is the assurance that ‘you
can improve your voice.’ I get so tired of people who sell
you courses who waiver on a point as important as this.
I can
see the idea behind the vocal exercises and it makes sense. We all
think of the voice as a mysterious magical thing. But when you think
of it in physical terms, it is understandable that it can be improved.”
-Victor, The east coast kinda guy from the west coast.
So
our method provides the correct information about vocal anatomy
in a way that doesn’t require a biology degree to understand.
Then it incorporates warm-ups, breath support as well as physical
and vocal exercises that gradually develop your muscles so you can
sing without tension while you expand range, power, volume, stamina
and control.
What
about Breath Support?
A good
method of breath support provides the right amount of air for each
pitch you sing instead of too much (which is the most common problem
for singers). If you don’t have a system of breath support
that works naturally to provide just the correct air for each note,
you will become involved in all sorts of gimmicks to try to remedy
the tension and other complexities that will arise.
Jeannie
Deva worked for a long time to discover a natural method of breath
support that prevents air over-blow and throat tension. You actually
need less air for higher notes, but most singers push out too much
as they “reach” for pitches. This causes tension as
their throats and larynx attempt to compensate. Ms. Deva’s
method of breath support is not necessarily new but it has never
before been so understandable and easy for you to do.
Ribcage
Expansion
The
Deva Method utilizes ribcage expansion as a means of breath support.
You may have heard of it as it has been around for quite awhile,
but even singers who “have studied it” often do not
really know why it works. Ms. Deva thoroughly researched human anatomy,
compared it to various methods of breath support and found that
ribcage expansion works the most naturally with the body. It takes
a bit of practice to learn it well, but once you have it, you will
not need to think about it while you sing and it will remedy many
problems you may have encountered. It is relatively easy to do once
you understand why it works. Here is an unsolicited testimonial
of a 17 year old singer from Australia.
“Dear
Jeannie, My whole life singing has been my passion. I ordered your
course. You have taught me more in a couple of weeks than anyone
before. I’m so happy with the progress that I’ve made
and it’s all because of you!
I’ve
worked hard on my rib expansion and feel like I can do it pretty
well… it’s amazing how much more of a pleasure it is
to sing without any of that throat tension!!” – Ilaria
The
Contemporary Vocalist
When
your breath control is well learned and natural, you don’t
think of it when you sing. You are free to create your song with
feeling and make your audience experience it.
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