Week 79: Breath Control

Dealing with some issues and underlying causes of Breathy Sound this week. 

1. Breathy sound arises because too much air is escaping, usually because the vocal folds are not coming together properly.
2. Girls at puberty may go through a vocally breathy stage. The laryngeal cartilage systems grow faster than the muscles which move them.
3. Exercises in adduction of the vocal folds help to overcome the problem of Breathy Sound. Sirening is an excellent tool for this purpose.
4. Gentle glottal onsets on a variety of vowels & pitches in the middle range of the voice strengthen the muscles which adduct the Vocal Folds.
5. Persistent breathiness in a singer may indicate a more serious problem at vocal fold level & should be referred to a medical practitioner.


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