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I learned an interesting technique at college yesterday, which is hot desking. Now, this term is also used for several staff using the same PC’s at work, but in this case it means something completely different. Hoy desking in jazz terms comes from the theatre, where it is used to learn more about the character you are playing, and in song terms its used in much the same way.

What we did is this: First we sang the song through once, then my tutor and fellow students asked questions of the sing about what the song meant, when did we feel we were singing the song, where were we (environment wise) and such. After this discussion we then sang the song through a second time.

Well, when it was first explained I thought this sounded a bit ‘new age hippy’ but it really helps you understand your personal feelings about a song. It was also interesting how the singer’s performance each time was dramatically different second time through. In 99% of cases they added more emotion and feeling which really made each song vibrate.

I’m not sure if I can use this technique elsewhere in my life, but it will certainly help my performances.

Jasper ;o)

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