Week 94: Voice Qualities (Part 3)

I am continuing to cover "Voice Qualities" for several weeks relating 'Sound to the Anatomy' when singing. All Singing Topics Now Fully Covered in the NEW Book at: The Singing Portal.
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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