Chapters 4-6
Teaching singers to “speak simply” without “entanglements” helps prevent excess subglottal pressure and encourage vocal freedom
Problems in personal life can lead to vocal entanglements
Associate “speaking simply” with the feeling of being supported in the tone
5 steps to teaching “speaking simply” with singing
1. Have students breathe as if they are going to speak
2. Use “ni-ne-na-no-nu” to teach projection without subglottal pressure (make sure every vowel is in the same space as the n)
Projection = normal speaking + intensity + focus (and larger mouth space)
3. Teach speaking with “line” or legato
“Continuous, spontaneous creation of projected speech.” (pg. 54)
Don’t “drive” or “push” the sound
4. Use “ni-ne-na-no-nu” but starting on the student’s natural speaking voice
5. Purify vowels
Avoid tongue tension and the tongue falling back when purifying vowels
Phases for teaching Free Flowing air
1. Downward sigh - expel and release the air freely with a hint of vocalism; high pitch to low pitch
Try to create the “sensation” of falsetto (little air resistance in upper voice)
Use “ffffaaaa” to teach very light (but full) sensation to show students what “true falsetto” is
2. The siren - start from low pitch and go to high pitch and go back to low pitch
Vocal folds should feel loose and flabby
“It’s not how high you get that matters-it’s how you get high.” (pg. 73)
3. Descending Five-Tone Scale - start at the peak of the pitch from the siren in phase 2
Sigh up to the peak pitch and descend 5 pitches from that pitch
Teach no tension and lifting of the larynx
Finding chiaroscuro is about balancing speaking simply and free flowing air
When doing exercises to find this balance, stay in the middle of the range
“Ni-ne-na-no-nu” on an arpeggio, starting in the normal speaking range
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