| Date sent: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 14:07:51 EST Subject: Re: sound of the yawn To: vocalist Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
howard, if you make a sound when you yawn, you will hear what the vocal folds do and you will hear how the resonator affects this sound (in fact, you never hear a sound made by the vocal folds that is unaffected by the resonator). when yawning, there is a tremendous upheaval of the resonator (flexing, mouth open, palette humped). if you can make the sound without all the flexing and palette humping, you may notice that the sound you are making on a normal vowel will be a lighter guage than your normal singing voice (whatever that may be). it will probably sound half way between falsetto and your normal voice. it will also feel lighter and easier to produce. i use it many different ways. i use it to help me get into my upper range. i use it to sing softly in my high range, etc. try it in all sorts of places and see what you think. i strongly suggest you use a tape recorder when experimenting with the sound. it may amaze you to know how much of it you can get away with using without it sounding stupid to everyone else. let me know if this is unclear.
mike
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