Week 57: Belt Quality (Part 1)

Continuing my series on relating 'Sound to the Anatomy'. I'm dealing with "Voice Qualities" for several weeks. 'Belt Quality' this week.

1. ''Belt' Quality may be described as taking speech quality to a higher level of energy & pitch, and could be called controlled yelling!
2. When producing "Sob/Tilt" quality, the Larynx is in a lower position within the throat, relative to the neutral position of Speech Quality.
3. In "Sob/Tilt" quality, the Thyroid Cartilage tilts forward, stretching the vocal folds & positioning them at an angle above the air flow.
4. As in both "Sob/Tilt" & "Cry/Tilt" qualities, the action of the Thyroid Cartilage tilting forwards enables the #singer to produce vibrato! 
5. When the Larynx is lowered in the throat for "Sob/Tilt" quality, the Pharynx (throat) widens, and produces a rich, mellow & dark timbre.

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