Randy,
I'd like to read the article you mentioned. What issue of NATS JOS was it
in?\
JMH
>From: buzzcen@a...
>Reply-To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
>To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [vocalist] Consonants and breath flow
>Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 09:37:37 EST
>
>In a message dated 12/4/2002 7:03:47 AM Central Standard Time,
>dgrogan@e... writes:
>
> > I have read this same sort of thing before in many sources, and my
>personal
> > experience agrees. However, I think that breath can have an effect on
> > laryngeal position and muscle tension as well. For the singer who gets
> > very
> > little adduction of the cords, taking in a larger amount of air can
>often
> > get the cords to approximate better, as a natural resistance to the
> > pressure
> > built up in the lungs. For singers who adduct too much, taking in less
>air
> > can reduce their need to hold back that air.
> >
>
>Yes, too much air can cause the larynx to either excessively valve to
>resist
>the blast (and usually requires extra help from outside sources to do so)
>or
>the folds to part in order to ameliorate the pressure ... that is a client
>where airflow should be addressed. But if a student has problems with too
>little adduction, increased airflow is not the answer. A regimen of
>vocalises that "build" the ability of the folds to adduct and strengthens
>the
>muscles involved to do so is a better route. Poor adduction naturally
>leads
>to more airflow to engage Bernoulli and is a compensatory method used to
>avoid the real issue which is in the larynx.
>
>If they adduct too much, in which I'm assuming a glottal attack would be
>present, achieving a balanced onset would probably be a good route to take.
>
>Randy Buescher
>
>
>
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