Hello,
Could you please explain what agressive exercises you use to get the vocal folds to abduct properly?
Thanks, Carol
>From: Domisosing@a... >Reply-To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com >To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [vocalist] Re: falsetto or, whatever the hell you want to call >it >Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 14:30:04 EDT > >Here is another thought, vocal fold bowing > >I recently did an initial consultation with a new student. During the first >session, her voice was somewhat raspy and also breathy in areas and I had >some concern about vocal damage. However, during the lesson I was able to >get >the voice to clear up, but had to use some aggressive lessons to get the >vocal folds to adduct properly. She also had symptoms of vocal fatigue and >hoarseness at times. > >4 days later we had a follow up session.........her voice was markedly >worse >on that day, a large indication of vocal fold swelling. Again, I could get >her voice to clear up, but we had to be very aggressive. Although I thought >it most likely that she had vocal fold bowing, I sent her to a local >laryngologist for an examination to make sure it was not nodules. Both >conditions sound similar and can be compensated for in exercises. However >in >the case of nodules, the exercises only masque the condition, and in the >case >of vocal fold bowing, the exercises correct the condition. > >The examination showed that she had very healthy vocal folds. However, when >she went into her upper registers, she had marked openings or gaps in the >vibratory length of her folds. Interestingly, although the openings/gaps >were >smaller in her chest voice, she still did not achieve a complete adduction >of >her vocal folds at any time in her range. > >Although this sound does not meet the technical definition for falsetto, it >is indicative of the result of encouraging voices to stay too light in >their >production, resulting in inefficient adduction of the vocal folds and the >resulting tension and inflammation that results due to the elevated >laryngeal >position. The very thing that many singing teachers think they are >preventing >by encouraging their students to go easy on the voice and take head voice >lower, results in the same injuries they were trying to prevent by not >pushing the chest voice too high. > >Interesting, >Mary Beth Felker. > > >
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