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Singing is a big help for me too. I just put a Broadway or comedy songs CD on the stereo, and sing along with it…or rather, perform the hell out of it. I lose myself in the music and the fun of being another character or characters, and the thrill of hitting and holding fantastically high or “belter” notes.
I also love blending with beautiful harmonies. Strangely (and probably due to my concentration issues), although I can do this quite well when I just improvise the harmonies, I have a devil of a time actually hanging onto a formal harmony line. So I always have to sing soprano/lead, because that’s the only line I can easily pick out and follow…even though I have a 3-octave voice, and can always blend better when I use my alto range.
Music has an amazing effect on the brain, that doctors and scientists are only beginning to understand. Sometimes, when I’m singing in a nursing home, there’ll be people who have such severe Alzheimer’s that they can’t even speak. But when I sing an old song they remember, they’ll start singing along with it.
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