Homework for December 6, 2006

Hi All.

Here are some homework questions:

1. How would you BRIEFLY explain the bandhas? Pretend a beginning student heard the term in class and was confused by it, and you're trying to help clarify.

For extra credit, try a haiku. Here's mine:

Stable root below
gives support to upward flight...
...mula - uddiya.

2. How would you BRIEFLY describe the relationship of ujjayi breathing and support for the spine? Pretend a beginning student heard the idea in class and was confused by it, and you're trying to help clarify.

For extra credit, try a haiku. Here's mine:

Ujayyi's a valve
that stiffens my cavities
to protect my spine.


3. Click on the following link to a charming BBC website that contains a discussion relevant to our "scared shitless" question:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A641206

Be prepared to discuss.

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I'm REALLY looking forward to next week, when we will explore the upper airway structures of breath and voice, and experience the thrill of Sanskrit phonetics. This is definitely one of my favorite things to teach, so be prepared to have fun with sound!

Have a great weekend.


Leslie