tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post4749426817811175133..comments2023-11-05T07:41:34.380-05:00Comments on Kashu-do (歌手道): The Way of the Singer: Requesting your patienceKashu-Dohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17375903978220316261noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-68963600315596659872009-04-30T17:54:00.000-04:002009-04-30T17:54:00.000-04:00Ahh, I think I understand what you're saying now. ...Ahh, I think I understand what you're saying now. If you're talking about when a person has a reflexive pressing of the glottis when they use lots of breath, then I understand how a lip trill wouldn't be helpful for that student, until maybe after a complete un-learning of the glottal squeeze. <br /><br />The lip trill was the first exercise I learned, and the way it was taught specifically made it into an exercise that not only makes for an quick and gentle warmup, but also a way of practicing the muscular transition while carrying up the perfect amount of weight: not enough to cause a shout then a disconnect, but enough to avoid breathiness and weakness. That probably explains why I find that it helps me avoid glottal squeeze instead of promoting it. Someone who just learned "Make this sound with your lips and use it to warm up" couldn't expect those benefits.<br /><br /><br />I definitely agree, based on trying the [v] exercise out, that it will expose any muscular imbalance. It's caused me a bit of frustration, but it seems that each frustrating exercise leads to improvement. <br /><br />As for patience, that should be a given. I mean, you seem to be a busy man, and nobody's paying you to maintain the blog. We expect you to take care of yourself, not to meet "deadlines" for any of us. We're grateful for what help you've already given, and if there's somebody that isn't, then that person's impatience is certainly not your problem to take care of.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071012594331983558noreply@blogger.com