In a message dated 07/14/2001 4:41:48 PM Central Daylight Time,
Greypins@a... writes:
<< as i have found that any moron can do the 'door creak', you must be
talking about the refinement of its use. i have found that most students
have a difficulty isolating phonation down to the area of their folds and
tend to flex all, or part, of the rest of their necks in trying to produce
the 'door creak'. >>
The door creak can be done with way more pressure than is necessary. I
rarely use this, but when I do, I tell my students to stop if they sound the
least bit constipated -- I tell them to find the place where their voices are
in the morning when they've had a late night and the alarm has just gone off,
and they're saying, "nooooooooooooo, I don't wanna get up..........." and
then slide up. Once they have the sound I want from them, I have them
reproduce it without these manipulations.
Christine Thomas
"For men are strong where we are weak ... they always think before they
speak."
(What fun is THAT?)
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