In a message dated 09/23/2000 5:30:25 PM Central Daylight Time,
RALUCOB@a... writes:
<< i hate to disagree with you but, inhaling through the nose lowers the
soft pallette. it has to otherwise, no air comes in. as for humming, the
soft pallette is down then as well otherwise, air would build up in her mouth
and she would sound more like a transexual bing crosby than a girl humming.
>>
Depends on how you do it! If I inhale through my nose correctly, my palate
goes up. I can feel it - and I know how it feels, trust me! If I inhale
incorrectly - and by that I mean without activating the zygomatic muscles -
then yes, it is down. The ideal if you have the time is a nose breath, IMHO
... if you don't, then you have no choice but to take it through the mouth.
No matter how you take it, it must be (a) silent and (b) with an activated
zygomatic arch.
But I agree with you re the nasal consonants - any consonants that are nasal
are by their very nature created with the palate down and the nasal port
open. That's why they are nasal consonants!
Christine Thomas, Mezzo Soprano
Wauwatosa, WI
"Humility is the acceptance of the possibility that someone else can teach
you something else you do not know already, especially about yourself.
Conversely, pride and arrogance close the door of the mind."
-- Arthur Deikman, The Observing Self
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