Continuing my series on relating 'Sound to the Anatomy'. I'm dealing with "Voice Qualities" for several weeks. 'Falsetto' this week.
1. Falsetto is the easiest quality of them all. It requires little effort to produce and functions best in the upper range of the voice.
2. In Falsetto, the arytenoid cartilages have flipped backwards, raising the back end of the vocal folds making them stretched & stiffened.
3. The action of stiffening & raising the vocal folds at the back, creating an angle to the airflow means that the muscles cannot contract.
4. In Falsetto, the sound is breathy because the vocal folds are not fully together. Stronger at higher pitches but much weaker at low pitches.
5. The larynx can be high or low in the throat & the thyroid cartilage may be tilted or not, with no particular emotion associated with it.
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Sunday 28 February 2016
Sunday 21 February 2016
Week 52: Voice Qualities (Part 3)
Continuing my series on relating 'Sound to the Anatomy' when training. I'm dealing with "Voice Qualities" for several weeks .1. We use many combinations of the 5 pure Voice Qualities, namely Speech, Cry/Tilt, Sob/Tilt, Belt, & Falsetto, within the multitude of genres.2. Pure Speech Quality is our neutral” position. The larynx is neither high nor low in the throat, & there is no tilting of the cartilages.3 In Speech Quality the vocal folds sit in a horizontal position above the airflow, are closely adducted & generally thicker than for Sob/Tilt.4. In Speech Quality the voice sounds clear and direct because we thicken up the muscle mass of the true vocal folds when in Speech Quality.5. There is no particular emotion attached to Speech Quality, but the energy is heightened & it works best in the middle range of the voice.
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Sunday 14 February 2016
Week 52: Voice Qualities (Part 2)
Continuing my series on relating 'Sound to the Anatomy' when training. I'm dealing with "Voice Qualities" for several weeks.
1. The basic "Voice Qualities" I refer to in singing & which can define all genres of music are: Speech, Cry/Tilt, Sob/Tilt, Belt, & Falsetto.
2. Relative positions of the thyroid, cricoid and arytenoid cartilages & their effect upon the vocal folds create different Voice Qualities.
3. The position of the Larynx in the throat, whether high, neutral or low has great impact on the Voice Quality produced & can be controlled.
4. The most easily recognised quality is Sob/Tilt, sounding mellow & dark in timbre & of major importance in all styles of classical singing.
5. In order to create Sob/Tilt, the larynx is lowered and the thyroid is tilted, which positions the vocal folds at an angle above the airflow.
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- Ross Campbell
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1. The basic "Voice Qualities" I refer to in singing & which can define all genres of music are: Speech, Cry/Tilt, Sob/Tilt, Belt, & Falsetto.
2. Relative positions of the thyroid, cricoid and arytenoid cartilages & their effect upon the vocal folds create different Voice Qualities.
3. The position of the Larynx in the throat, whether high, neutral or low has great impact on the Voice Quality produced & can be controlled.
4. The most easily recognised quality is Sob/Tilt, sounding mellow & dark in timbre & of major importance in all styles of classical singing.
5. In order to create Sob/Tilt, the larynx is lowered and the thyroid is tilted, which positions the vocal folds at an angle above the airflow.
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- Ross Campbell
Professor of Singing, Royal Academy of Music, London Director & Head of Singing, Musical Theatre Ireland, MTI Award winning Author for ABRSM Songbooks 1 – 51-to-1 Vocal Training & Consultations available- www.rosscampbell.biz- www.musicaltheatreireland.ie
- www.rosscampbelluk.blogspot.com
Sunday 7 February 2016
Week 51: Voice Qualities (Part 1)
Continuing my series on relating 'Sound to the Anatomy' when training. I'm dealing with "Voice Qualities" for several weeks
1. A "Voice Quality" refers to a type of sound we can produce, & which is directly related to movements of the component parts of the larynx.
2. A "Voice Quality" is determined by the position of the larynx in the throat & how the moving parts of the larynx relate to each other.
3. A learned component, such as the native spoken language & regional accent, can also determine a "Voice Quality".
4. Before naming the Voice Qualities I refer to when training a voice, it is important to state that I do not subscribe to any 'Method'!
5. Before embarking on Voice Quality usage next week I here state my singing influences: Bel Canto, Husler, Estill & my own extensive research!
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- Ross Campbell
Professor of Singing, Royal Academy of Music, London Director & Head of Singing, Musical Theatre Ireland, MTI Award winning Author for ABRSM Songbooks 1 – 51-to-1 Vocal Training & Consultations available- www.rosscampbell.biz- www.musicaltheatreireland.ie
- www.rosscampbelluk.blogspot.com
1. A "Voice Quality" refers to a type of sound we can produce, & which is directly related to movements of the component parts of the larynx.
2. A "Voice Quality" is determined by the position of the larynx in the throat & how the moving parts of the larynx relate to each other.
3. A learned component, such as the native spoken language & regional accent, can also determine a "Voice Quality".
4. Before naming the Voice Qualities I refer to when training a voice, it is important to state that I do not subscribe to any 'Method'!
5. Before embarking on Voice Quality usage next week I here state my singing influences: Bel Canto, Husler, Estill & my own extensive research!
- Visit us at our official website: Daily Singing Tips
- Follow us at Facebook and Twitter!
- Ross Campbell
Professor of Singing, Royal Academy of Music, London Director & Head of Singing, Musical Theatre Ireland, MTI Award winning Author for ABRSM Songbooks 1 – 51-to-1 Vocal Training & Consultations available- www.rosscampbell.biz- www.musicaltheatreireland.ie
- www.rosscampbelluk.blogspot.com
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