Sunday 3 May 2015

Week 13: Resonance

Dealing with Resonance this week. The tone of a note, whether bright, dark, sweet or harsh, rounded or thin is created by the Resonators.
1. The Resonators are: Pharynx divided into 3 parts, Mouth, Nose & Head Sinuses, Upper Chest &  Aryepiglottic Sphincter which is your Twanger!
2. The initial sound made by the vocal folds is no more than a quack, but it is the Resonators which convert this pitched quack into singing.
3. Our main & most important Resonator is our Pharynx (Throat) divided into Laryngo-pharynx, Oro-pharynx & Naso-pharynx. The Mouth is secondary.
4. By raising & lowering the Larynx we lengthen or shorten the Pharynx which affects the Vocal Tone in a similar way to Woodwind Instruments.
5. Singing demands control of the resonators to produce the tone required, whether beautiful or not! Well informed exercises are a MUST!


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