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From:  Greypins@a...
Greypins@a...
Date:  Tue Jun 12, 2001  7:16 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] I need help with singing [i] vowel


In a message dated 6/12/2001 2:39:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dalila@R... writes:
dalila@R... writes:

<< More that the part of the tongue that you should
*consciously* move is the front 1/3 (or so), >>

karen,

in my own experience as well as what i have seen in illustrations in
vennard and miller, for vowel sounds, the tip of the tongue is usually
resting against the back of the lower teeth, while the rest, or the back half
of the tongue does most of the movement, the middle arching toward the place
where the soft and hard palates meet for the vowel [i], for example.

of course, there are singers, bonaldo giaiotti for one, who say the back
of the tongue should be low for all vowels. from what i have seen of leo
nucci, he seems to agree with giaiotti as well as working the front of the
tongue in the way i think you are suggesting. i can remember seeing him
raise the tip toward the place where the front teeth and hard palate meet for
a vowel sound. is this more along the lines of what you are talking about?

now, i'm a fan of nucci's 'sporting-event' style of singing but, i
believe it to be an unusual approach, one that i have not come in contact
with. that's why i'm so curious.

mike


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12624 Mike, I agree with you on tongue position... domina_ascenti@y...   Tue  6/12/2001   4 KB

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