I personally feel that if there's excessive breath flow, the lip trill is the perfect antidote to that. I find it Nature's Perfect Exercise - if they can't sustain it, they're putting through too much air; if they can't initiate it, there's some tension somewhere.
Christine Thomas Voice Studio of Christine Thomas Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
"If you look goofy, you probably sound goofy." --Marianna Busching ----- Original Message ----- From: LesTaylor@a... To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [vocalist] Re: Support and Lowered Larynx
Dear Lloyd et al, You wrote: As such , it resembles the lip trill exercise in intent. In my opinion it avoids the excessive breath flow that is required by the lip trill exercise. ******************************************************************************
**** I realize now the peril of trying to describe studio practices over the internet especially when it comes to the exercises we use. The context is missing and that's the biggest part. I'm not afraid of criticism. I know I'm going to be second guessed and criticized every time I make a suggestion but that's not going to stop me. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
The way I teach lip trills does not produce excessive breath flow and does not cause tension. In fact, it helps my students who have excessive jaw and lip tension as well as too much sub-glottic pressure. I don't see them as counterproductive at all. I have tried your exercises and will test them out on my students soon. They seem perfectly good to me. Regards, Les
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