tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.comments2023-11-05T07:41:34.380-05:00Kashu-do (歌手道): The Way of the SingerKashu-Dohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17375903978220316261noreply@blogger.comBlogger974125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-22721823587986986062018-05-27T19:43:42.341-04:002018-05-27T19:43:42.341-04:00First i would to say thanks for your great content...First i would to say thanks for your great content...<br />lately I have been getting more serious about singing. I found out about the "mixed voice" and have been trying different methods I have heard to get my voice into mixed voice. I finally got it a couple month ago and could feel it in my chest and my head, but something sounds very wrong with it. It sounds like vocal fry in the sense that the chest voice part of it cuts in and out. also when i try to change the mass and pitch to somehow escape from that creaky mix voice it getting even worse along all over my voice and I am wondering if there is any way to fix this? Or should I just keep practicing, doing scales, etc. until this sound stops and the mixed voice is nice and smooth?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823281056241894725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-16274034178299495972018-05-24T14:49:01.362-04:002018-05-24T14:49:01.362-04:00I thought of this as I was conquering my first, ev...I thought of this as I was conquering my first, ever, quasi strung-together double unders in the gym this morning. When we are truly at peak achievement level, truly pushing the growth envelope, there is no room for “the other.” You’ve been trying to teach me that for a long time...Wisdom unfolds like a flower with its own timing but if we keep watch I do believe Life somehow always stretched toward the Light if we keep the Faith...which of course you’ve ALSO been trying to teach me...and the unfurling continues...!Opera Organicallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895745105401913052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-57513751044689026162018-05-01T10:20:10.370-04:002018-05-01T10:20:10.370-04:00I know Lanza sang with George London and Frances Y...I know Lanza sang with George London and Frances Yeend in a <br />group named The Bel Canto Trio. I didn't know he had sung with<br />Robert Weede, who was a fine baritone. The fact that Lanza was<br />able to hold his own with London and Yeend, both of whom had<br />enormous voices, tell you all you need to know about the size of<br />his voice.voicedochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490535554987150840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-20074111124241817242018-05-01T10:18:22.634-04:002018-05-01T10:18:22.634-04:00I know Lanza sang with George London and Frances ...I know Lanza sang with George London and Frances Yeend in a trio <br />called The Bel Canto Trio. I was unaware he had sung with Robert Weede,<br />who was a fine baritone. The fact that Lanza was able to sing with London<br />and Yeend tells you all you need to know about the size of his voice.voicedochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490535554987150840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-4551897295095908692018-05-01T10:18:17.038-04:002018-05-01T10:18:17.038-04:00I know Lanza sang with George London and Frances ...I know Lanza sang with George London and Frances Yeend in a trio <br />called The Bel Canto Trio. I was unaware he had sung with Robert Weede,<br />who was a fine baritone. The fact that Lanza was able to sing with London<br />and Yeend tells you all you need to know about the size of his voice.voicedochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490535554987150840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-76507408615840390772018-03-08T13:53:30.672-05:002018-03-08T13:53:30.672-05:00Very Very helpful description of things that happe...Very Very helpful description of things that happen inside. For you hit the nail on the head with "The greatest challenge to the singer who did not develop “Naturally” (unconscious training) is acceptance of the most efficient voice". It happened to me several times in the past.<br /><br />Thanks again for the great work and sharing of it - JayJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13837986544965033793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-3784614200537976232018-03-02T12:24:47.973-05:002018-03-02T12:24:47.973-05:00what an interesting post! I see quite some time ha...what an interesting post! I see quite some time has passed since, but I was wandering, what would You recommend writing on your cv regarding fach to someone potentionally in the middle? I have never seen a case where someone has written "zwischen-fach"...thanks! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612155563112950703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-79963433339380868452018-02-21T18:44:07.434-05:002018-02-21T18:44:07.434-05:00Thank you for this great post.
I was researching ...Thank you for this great post.<br /><br />I was researching the squillo on your blog, and I read on another post "chiaroscuro, a vocallic approach", that some singers swore by the "nasal resonnance". <br />(The right idea being a "twang" resonnance with balanced phonation, having nothing to do with dysfunctional nasal phonation.)<br /><br /><br />The narrowing of the epilarynx with the vowel EE does help to find the squillo quality.<br /><br />Could the idea of keeping the chiaroscuro phonation process (complete closure, low larynx, closed velum) whilst looking for a "twang ring" help singers narrow the epilarynx tube?<br /><br />(I should perhaps add that by twang, I mean a sort of silvery brilliance to the sound, that (to me) does have some sort of nasal quality, without being in the nose.)<br /><br />Thanks again! All this information makes the whole process more inspiring!<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796498390408771247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-45723269839770554472018-02-06T13:07:03.261-05:002018-02-06T13:07:03.261-05:00What a wonderful post! During my lesson with you t...What a wonderful post! During my lesson with you two days ago, I also got reminded of my child singing voice during the "little voice" exercices. It was a soothing experience.<br /><br />I've been practicing the "little voice" exercices everyday since then, with crescendi and decrescendi, and I find a capital difference between a "little voice" onset on a lowered larynx and an onset on a higher larynx.<br /><br />For me, until recently, the sensation of a "little voice" was always tied to the sensation of a high larynx. <br />So the body understood it thus: the little voice is produced with a high larynx.<br /><br />The trick is to get the "little voice" and its natural muscle coordination on a lowered larynx. Then we get the full sound spectrum, like you demonstrated so well in our lesson!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796498390408771247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-32742431694840374732018-01-24T09:57:51.030-05:002018-01-24T09:57:51.030-05:00This is a very interesting read! I wonder if it wo...This is a very interesting read! I wonder if it would be possible to provide some audio examples of these balance issues?tenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078945174280095314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-13655736938519290772018-01-23T05:22:38.477-05:002018-01-23T05:22:38.477-05:00Thank you for your answer! I'm glad you'll...Thank you for your answer! I'm glad you'll be around soon, we have lots to talk about!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796498390408771247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-25976120631176238622018-01-22T14:43:30.656-05:002018-01-22T14:43:30.656-05:00Hi Math Flair, I would suggest finding a balance ...Hi Math Flair, I would suggest finding a balance in the the lower range that does not have that "chest/speaky" quality! If the chest/speaky quality is causing tensions in the muscular passaggio, it means there is alreaady pressed phonation in the lower end, albeit not so much to cause a problem until you get high enough. That is why I do not recommend "Fry-tone" exercises for singers who are already well-coordinated relative to glottal closure. Find a clear/smooth/flowing/fully supported phonation in the low range and you will find that the transitions work fine. What feels clear and speaky "at times" is just a subtle version of pressed voice. Clean closure has a feeling of flexibility on the edges, yet tone is clear. That may be one we take in a live lesson. I'll be in your neighborhood 3-4.2Kashu-Dohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375903978220316261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-61026823384425655512018-01-22T04:06:02.637-05:002018-01-22T04:06:02.637-05:00Hi Jean-Ronald,
Do you think the "speaky&quo...Hi Jean-Ronald,<br /><br />Do you think the "speaky" or "chest like" quality should be sought after in the female modal voice all the way to the top of the accoustic passagio? <br /><br />I do fear that looking for a speak-like (chest voice like) sensation starting C5 might also lead to pressing. <br />If the vocalis is supposed to be passive compared to the CT dominance (in that range), the sensation of chest-like sound (or speaking voice) should also be disengaged, right?<br /><br />If one tries to connect more to the chest in that range, might that not lead to a disbalance of the CT-TA natural adjustments?<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796498390408771247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-66190321095941034602018-01-15T16:06:47.765-05:002018-01-15T16:06:47.765-05:00Thank you for your helpful answer. You are absolut...Thank you for your helpful answer. You are absolutely right, I think I know what I need to focus on. <br />Thanks again Ronald!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796498390408771247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-39723337969135682172018-01-15T15:44:03.640-05:002018-01-15T15:44:03.640-05:00Hi Math Flair, your description suggests that you...Hi Math Flair, your description suggests that your folds thin out excessively in the high register, which then requires compensatory medial pressure (pressed) to maintain the length of the vibratory cycle (fundamental Frequency). It takes some training to keep the folds from over-thinning. This will prevent the tendency of the Larynx to climb! Working on maintaining a low larynx may have an effect on maintaining a fuller fold posture because the two functions are interdependent! In fact all functions are related. It’s very individual to figure out which is the key to releasing the rest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-85495023137080107332018-01-15T10:28:15.457-05:002018-01-15T10:28:15.457-05:00Hi Jean-Ronald!
Again, I'm reading your posts ...Hi Jean-Ronald!<br />Again, I'm reading your posts and trying to absorb their rich content.<br /><br />During my lesson with you I remember an exercise that was to start a tone so very gently and softly and crescendo little by little. It felt more like the sound was coming from within the glottis as a stretching event, than like two vocal cords closing.<br />Was that precisely to isolate the fold cover vibration?<br /><br />I find this exercise gets harder as the pitches go higher: there the tendency is still for my larynx to rise, soft palate to sink, and to go into falsetto mode with a slightly open posterior gap.<br /><br />Thank you again for all this amazing information. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796498390408771247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-79298345459906051442018-01-08T16:33:14.676-05:002018-01-08T16:33:14.676-05:00I agree Math Flair! Singers who are obese deal wi...I agree Math Flair! Singers who are obese deal with a lot of gravitational pull on the rectus abdominus! It seems logical that Caballe would actively pull in, even as a general rule! But that is not a good idea for the non obese singer!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-37418947851321879222018-01-08T03:44:14.763-05:002018-01-08T03:44:14.763-05:00I replied my own question without realising! I alw...I replied my own question without realising! I always thought the lotta vocale was just phonation happening during the expansion of the intercostals. I thought the diaphragm stayed low too. <br />That would mean that the rise of the diaphragm happens automatically.<br /><br />I remember seeing Caballe's masterclasses on YouTube, where she actively activates the rise of the diaphragm for top notes, and I remember thinking it would only add unnecessary subglottic pressure.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796498390408771247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-34972072558347540842018-01-07T17:55:55.767-05:002018-01-07T17:55:55.767-05:00You replied your own question! Lotta vocale is rig...You replied your own question! Lotta vocale is right! As diaphragm relaxes upward the intercostals resist the impulse to relax!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-10110559813125365162018-01-07T15:11:06.040-05:002018-01-07T15:11:06.040-05:00One question after reading this brilliant post:
H...One question after reading this brilliant post:<br /><br />How is the diaphragm supposed to go up if the singer stays in a expanded intercostal position (lotta vocale)? <br /><br /><br />Won't the two work against one another?<br /><br />Thank you again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796498390408771247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-66565743233711766002017-12-29T19:56:03.488-05:002017-12-29T19:56:03.488-05:00I went to his blog and learned a few things. He s...I went to his blog and learned a few things. He shall be missed!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006197538234663319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-44178794316490888192017-12-18T13:40:55.176-05:002017-12-18T13:40:55.176-05:00I’m so glad it meets with your approval CTH! I ad...I’m so glad it meets with your approval CTH! I admire him and what he stood for! Not many around like that! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-65029845861056201762017-12-18T08:27:59.083-05:002017-12-18T08:27:59.083-05:00My dear Ron,
Thank you for your words. As you kno...My dear Ron,<br /><br />Thank you for your words. As you know, he was my first voice teacher and the one I went to again and again for guidance. I am the luckiest diva; he became my father-in-law and my mentor. I will miss him the rest of my days. Thank you for your kind words. Love, CTH.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306696856249901848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-25108778579367328722017-11-13T03:22:15.712-05:002017-11-13T03:22:15.712-05:00That's true. Thanks for your answer! More food...That's true. Thanks for your answer! More food for thought!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796498390408771247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-31965204561977333352017-11-13T00:29:47.382-05:002017-11-13T00:29:47.382-05:00This makes sense. Which is why it’s crucial to add...This makes sense. Which is why it’s crucial to address the source tone first. The proper interaction between breath and folds is at the root of everything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com