A holistic approach to music
A holistic approach looks at a complete system, made up of individual parts, to understand how the system functions. In health, holistic means the mind, body, and spirit are viewed as parts of total wellness. A state of wellness is a balance of the various aspects of our lives. When as singers we embrace a holistic approach to our lives, we are happier. When as singers we recognize that our intruments are part of our overall wellness equation, and we are able to see the wholeness of ourselves, it gives us the information we need to work on any individual parts that may need our attention. Your instrument is inside of you. Unlike a trumpet where components of metal tubing, valves and reeds would be easier to recognize what part needs adjusting to get the best sound out of the instrument. As human beings, fine tuning our instrument is more complex and subtle.