| To: VOCALIST <vocalist> From: Peter Louis van Dijk Subject: Re: Baritone Upper Register Hook Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
>Ernie asked: > >>By "gargle" - do you mean making singing sounds with a liquid >in the throat (I've got a feelng this isn't it, but after all this banter >regarding taking people literally...well, ya never know!) or >having the sound emanate from the back of the throat so that it >creates sensations over &/or under the soft palate on it's way through >to the mask? >
Diane replied: >No, I don't mean gargle with liquid, tho you might start out that way if your >muscles seem reluctant to work. I mean singing an an extended version of the >uvular R (used in German and French). We don't use this sound in English, so >those muscles are lazy. >
Do you find that your larynx lifts during this exercise? How do you keep it level? Have you tried to "gargle" using your vocal cords? ( You drown if you use water and the cords don't close properly!)
Regards Susi C T RSA
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