From: Jennifer Danielle Madvig
To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Subject: Re: Tongue position on high notes
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I guess it depends on the vowel. The really high ones, yeah then the back
is down. I think I open my mouth farther in the back and that draws the
tounge down, not to mention that the front has to open some more too.

Jenie Madvig
soprano/mezzo
Bethel College
St.Paul, MN

On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Anne Cohen wrote:

> Where is the back of your tongue on high notes, fellow sopranos? My new
> teacher tells me the back of my tongue is down, but frankly, I watched
> Pavarotti the other night on TV and his tongue was UP in the back on high
> notes. Comments?
> Anne
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