Lloyd, and others,
The question this raises in my mind: what are the circumstances that
would regulate the aperture of the mouth for a male singer in singing
higher pitches? Certainly the pitch of vowel formants ought to be a lesser
factor.
It's just that I have had more success in singing high notes (above the
passagio) with a fairly small mouth opening and have run into trouble when
opening my mouth wider - especially if I want to have smooth dynamic
control, since opening up seems like it might be OK for loud notes. Opening
up is not something I'm leery about in the middle of my voice, by the way.
john
At 01:47 PM 4/10/01 -0700, you wrote:
... As the mouth
>is opened the vocal tract natural tuning is raised and can be
>adjusted to match the higher pitches that are sung. This is the
>reason that all female singers have the urge to open the mouth for
>high notes. The urge is natural and correct.
...
John Blyth
Baritono robusto e lirico
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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