Abstract:
The research investigates the relationship of body awareness with singing. By knowing our body dimensions, it is possible to have a better understanding of the body and become more sensitive to self-reflection. From this self-reflection, we are able to broaden our body senses and improve our singing performance and our everyday practical life. At first, the bibliographical research reflects on how body awareness can be stimulated by singing from the study and the relationship between the various areas: philosophy, sociology, psychology, somatic education, physical therapy, physical education, theology and music. In the second moment, the main possibilities of body awareness for the development of the study of singing are analyzed. The stages of teaching singing with a focus on body awareness for an ideal performance of a singer are presented in the following order: learning to feel, seeking self-knowledge, mastering oneself and knowing how to give forth sound. In the third moment, we highlight the main benefits of body awareness found in the various areas studied: the opportunity to know each other, live life to the full and the ability to change. These benefits help to reflect on the body and propose possible practical action to improve people's lives. The research also has a theological perspective to see the whole human being body-mind-spirit, helping to explain how the feelings produced in people by singing practice can go beyond our body, through the perception of our existence itself. The conclusion is that the aspects of body awareness observed in the various areas are closely linked to the teaching of singing. Although the research bibliography reports a lack in the development of body awareness for the teaching of singing, bibliographic studies have shown a way to achieve the balance and naturalness of singing. On the other hand, it can be observed that the human being has a difficulty in experiencing their body integrally in their practical life and this is reflected in our bodies with the feeling that we are increasingly distant from ourselves. Even so, we are beings capable of living our bodily experiences intensely, but for that to happen we depend largely on our own interest, on the desire to know and stimulate our body.
