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Something else about #seashanty singing:
I’ve had several panic attacks this year, and at the first one, I called a friend—literally barely able to breathe; gasping on the phone.
“Emily. Listen. Start singing opera. Sing Mozart.”
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I’ve had several panic attacks this year, and at the first one, I called a friend—literally barely able to breathe; gasping on the phone.
“Emily. Listen. Start singing opera. Sing Mozart.”
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I focused on the simple regularity of song. I’d used “Voi che sapeti” to regulate my panic in other places, too...
And slowly, singing, I started breathing again.
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And slowly, singing, I started breathing again.
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The thing is: the song I picked was midtempo, calm, a strong, regular beat, with notes that stayed steady with the beat.
That’s what #seashanty songs do too.
Steady, expected, midtempo beat. Regular breaths. Singing with, and not against the meter.
Literally regulating you.
That’s what #seashanty songs do too.
Steady, expected, midtempo beat. Regular breaths. Singing with, and not against the meter.
Literally regulating you.
In the case of a #seashanty, you’re also probably singing in your native tongue:
Regularity
There’s a simple repeated chorus:
Regularity
One person is in charge of variable verses, but YOU enter into:
Regularity
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Regularity
There’s a simple repeated chorus:
Regularity
One person is in charge of variable verses, but YOU enter into:
Regularity
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Moreover, singing a #seashanty NOW means you’re NOT singing about current events. Let the song be as tragic as you will: someone sang it; someone survived it
And the beat thrums on, sound waves with no alarms & no surprises, where you know your part and can only improve it
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And the beat thrums on, sound waves with no alarms & no surprises, where you know your part and can only improve it
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