after our recent discussions on registration and whether or not pop
singers ever use head voice, it occured to me that we probably don't have a
concensus on what actually constitutes 'head voice'. i am interested in
knowing how many of you think that it only needs to be a change in behavior
of the vocal folds or, does there have to be an accompanying change in the
resonator as well. do you think is it possible to make a change in vocal
fold behavior without a change in the resonance? (obviously, it is possible
to increase crico-thyroid activity with both low and high larynx which would
affect resonance.)
for this discussion, and really any discussion we would have on
technique, it would be most helpful to cite specific examples. it is my
impression that some of us are in agreement as to what has been written on
the subject but are not in agreement as to what those findings might sound
like. this, of course, leads to a discussion of connecting the research to
the practice.
mike
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