TinaO wrote:
> It starts with a very frontally "placed" speech focus.
Do you mean that she should feel her speech placed in the mask, not only her
singing? During all her speech, not only before singing?
There's an interesting book, written by Daniel R. Boone, Ph.D, named "Is
your voice telling on you?". He says there that the best placement for the
speaking voice is generally felt as being in the center of the mouth. On
page 79 of the second edition ( with an accompanying CD ), he gives
exercises for changing the voice focus for those people with it in the back
of the throat ( do you think exercises from placing it in the mask for
people who have it in the center of the mouth would be the same? ).
In order to correct back focus, he recommends some exercises, but I'll
adapt their order to something more logical:
1. Select a paragraph from a book and read it while recording.
2. Say each of these words in an abrupt whisper ( do not use voice ):
PEEP, PIPE, PEACH, PEAS, PEAT, PIE, PATCH.
THIS, THAT, THIN, THINk, THICK, THIGH, THATCH.
SEE, SAT, SIN, SINK,SICK, SIGH, SEAT.
3. Now say each of the previous words, first in a whisper and then quickly
with voice. Your voice should feel and sound more forward than back.
4. Elevate your voice pitch by one note and try reading the sentences below
in the higher pitch. Record your reading:
TEACHERS EAT RIPE PEACHES AT THE BEACH.
PETE BOUGHT AN APPLE PIE AT THE BABY BAKERY.
THE THISTLES SPRANG UP BY THE PINE TREE FOREST.
THEY ATE PEACH AND RASPBERRY TARTS AT THE TABLE.
PEOPLE THAT BUY BIG AUTOMOBILES PAY MORE FOR FUEL.
THERE MUST BE FIVE OR SIX PEACH TREE STREETS.
PENNY TYPED ON THE BIG ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER.
THEY BOUGHT A WREATH OF ROSES FOR THE TEACHER.
STOCK PRICES WENT UP BEFORE WE SOLD OUR STOCKS.
THE PEOPLE SEEM TO WANT MORE SPACE EXPLORATION.
5. Listen to your recording of the sentences. When you recorded them you
should have felt the words spoken in the front of the mouth. By now your
voice should sound focused more in the mouth than in the back of your
throat.
6. Read that paragraph you first read in what you think is your new voice,
with more front focus. Then, compare it to the previous one. You should be
able to hear the difference on playback.
Bye,
Caio Rossi
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