If the phrase you sing ends with a vowel, yes - you may have to
consciously "release" the jaw before singing the next note.
If the phrase you sing ends with a consonant, you can USE that consonant
to cause the release - for example, when you sing "Dominus tecum", instead
of just closing the lips for the "m", use the "m" as a little
"springboard": instead of singing "tecummm" sing "tecum[uh]". The "[uh]"
isn't really voiced, but your lips will open as if it were - and when they
do, the breath should simply "go in".
You will find that suddenly final consonants on words are very helpful
because they release the jaw and enable the breath to fill the vacuum in
your lungs without any real effort or thought on your part. This approach
also has a nice secondary effect when you sing English and German, in that
it makes your articulation even clearer without having to think about it.
Karen Mercedes
http://www.radix.net/~dalila/index.html
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I will sing with the spirit, and I
will sing with the understanding also.
1 Corinthians 14:15
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