Reg:
You wrote:
"The thing I cannot grasp in all this is how the so called singers
formant can be at constant frequencies apparently unrelated to the
relevant harmonics of the pitch being produced. Yet that is what I
seem to read here so often. An unpleasant aural prospect!"
COMMENT: If you consider the small area in the aryepiglottic region
immediately above the vocal folds it is possible to conceive that any
frequency phonated by the vocal folds will inevitably contain a
partial that can resonate in this region. The location of this
aryepiglottic region is so close to the vocal folds that it is more
likely to respond to even a rather weak partial that might be present
in the phonated tone. The 1 to 6 volume ratio between the entrance
into the aryepiglottic region and the region itself is necessary to
maintain the efficiency of the transfer of oscillation. This volume
relationship can be adjusted and taught and is a part of the
technique of the international system of vocal technique.
--
Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA
Professor of Voice, Pedagogy
School of Performing Arts
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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