CompoSing awareness
approaching Somaesthetics through Voice and Yoga
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https://doi.org/10.26512/vozcen.v5i01.54574Keywords:
CompoSing, Soma, Karnatik music, Voice, Composition, YogaAbstract
This paper aligns the fundamental principles of somaesthetics with pressing issues in the field of voice in Karnatik music, the music of Southern India. In doing so, it unpacks both compositional and singing processes from a bodily perspective, weaving together the philosophies of yoga and body awareness into the pragmatic paradigm of vocalized and perceived sound. By embodying raga-based music, the author interrogates established convention in relation to movement and gesture in Karnatik music. The creative processes in the composition and embodiment of the context of the musical composition, Sonic River, are unpacked in conjunction with yogic poses that align with the composition’s melodic contour, and accounts of lived experience as journal entries. A critical analysis of these informants yields a four-pronged framework to aid in the understanding of the crucial role of body awareness in achieving and inspiring a fulfilling and free artistic expression, particularly in the context of voice.
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