tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post2233735466171150264..comments2023-11-05T07:41:34.380-05:00Comments on Kashu-do (歌手道): The Way of the Singer: Kashudo (歌手道): Breath management as a direct means of balancing phonationKashu-Dohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17375903978220316261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-3801301330961629322009-12-04T14:48:19.159-05:002009-12-04T14:48:19.159-05:00Dear KG,
I agree. If I remember Titze's resea...Dear KG,<br /><br />I agree. If I remember Titze's research on tracheal resonance (See Pavarobotti)there is a kind of "wolf-tone" effect around D4-F4. I sense this. Those notes are often the most difficult to balance. There are several mechanisms at work here I think. We certainly agree in the idea of balance between the chest vibrations and the mask vibrations. I am convinced we are dealing with the balance between fold depth and closure driven by air-flow/resistance. <br /><br />PS The link to your wonderful website is fixed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-8064238335286114992009-12-04T09:59:57.332-05:002009-12-04T09:59:57.332-05:00Great, thought-provoking post.
I also suspect tha...Great, thought-provoking post.<br /><br />I also suspect that the sensation of vibration in the chest may be related to the "tracheal tug" and a resonating tracheal tube below the larynx. This phenomenon allows the larynx to stay low without requiring a conscious and tense lowering action by the muscles of the neck, and the vibrating column of air below the folds probably assists them in their vibration--in other words, easier vibration for less muscular effort. While we lose this sensation on high notes, I suspect the phenomenon is still occurring.<br /><br />But regardless, it seems to me the key to this process is balance. In my own singing pulling the voice too high up into the mask or too low into the chest (that these are just sensations is understood) is disastrous in both cases. Fortunately, in both cases by observing the sound you can detect an actual decrease in the overall resonance, so you don't have to guess at the correct balance. In other words, being "too chesty" actually results in a less rich harmonic spectrum, certainly in the upper, but even in the lower partials, than being balanced.<br /><br /><a href="http://klausgeorg.com" rel="nofollow">- Klaus Georg</a>KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546617658644151985noreply@blogger.com