Haha yay UW!
As tfor the letting yourself be, it reallyis crucial. That's ALWAYS when I get my best recordings(what I call milestone recordings). My first mix, my first
semi professional soudinging recording, my most emotionally charged ones. The way I always saw it is that you train all these things technically, so that these
tools can be used more instinctively when you sing, where the primary purpose is to communicate something. Technique shouldnt overshadow the ability to
communicate a song. Obviously this is a technque based forum and whatnot, but just don't forget that =P