tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post1210816403448527789..comments2023-11-05T07:41:34.380-05:00Comments on Kashu-do (歌手道): The Way of the Singer: The Easy Way to Fold Closure; The Hidden Pitfalls of "Mask Resonance"Kashu-Dohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17375903978220316261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-25105861196826423012008-08-19T14:16:00.000-04:002008-08-19T14:16:00.000-04:00Dear photographer friend,I love this question, whi...Dear photographer friend,<BR/><BR/>I love this question, which is why I post it here. I think the readers would like to share in the conversation. <BR/><BR/>I believe you are right. Those who have nasal voices have a laryngeal position that is too high. But oddly enough the high laryngeal position is much closer to the truth. The larynx is high in those cases because there is excessive medial pressure (pressed voice) whereby subglottic pressure is built up without the supraglottal flow. If a less presses phonation is accomplished (often releasing the jaw, or maintaining expanding ribcage is all that is needed for the flow to begin) the larynx finds a "slightly" lower position and the resonance becomes fuller.<BR/><BR/>But indeed, the nasal singer or those who have nasal speaking voices will naturally have a sound closer to ideal resonance adjustment than those of us who speak with a more mellow sound. Dark voices are preferred in many societies. There is a difference however between a naturally thick voice that sounds deep without losing its natural brilliance (James Earl Jones, for instance) and those who have that hollow quality.<BR/><BR/>It is also for that reason that comprimario tenors who have that stereo typical nasal sound tend to get work. They carry very well over the orchestra. Their resonance is not ideal but very close to the mark.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-7199387448659233422008-08-19T14:09:00.000-04:002008-08-19T14:09:00.000-04:00I received the following commentary offline: Hi, J...I received the following commentary offline: Hi, Jean-Ronald! <BR/><BR/>I am (name removed to keep the posters anonimity) a studio photographer and hobby singer. I have been an avid reader of your blog for some time now. And, your latest concerning the myth behind 'mask singing' really resonated within. I have always had quite a struggle to get the placement/balance right. I have often been told to put more 'nasality' in my singing and to sing into the mask. I was not blessed with a nasal speaking voice nor has it leaked into my singing voice. So, my question for you is do you think it is easier for people who have had nasal qualities in both their speaking/singing voices to have more success in finding that balance? It almost seems the trend because I've noticed the friends I schooled with who have had that nasality have had more success in finding the placement, while other friends, like me, have had to first find that quality beforehand? <BR/><BR/>I know it's kind of a silly question but I was curious to why I've struggled so much with the find? Perhaps it is all in how my brain reacts and nothing more...lol! Anyhow, just wanted to pick your brain if you don't mind. Thanks for taking the time and for commiting yourself to the voice. I thoroughly enjoy your blog very much!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com