At 11:24 PM 10/22/00 -0700, Robert Harris wrote:
>What I've got to do now is to learn what sounds and sensations I should
>experience that indicates I am producing well-placed, resonant tone. I know
>that its my teachers job to give the me the feedback that I need to develop
>these indications. [sniiiiiiip---sorry!]
Boy--do I resonate with this post! [sorry about the pun]. How many times
has it been when during the course of one of my sessions with Dr Marshall,
when he says "That sounds great! How does it sound to you?" To which I
respond with something very erudite like "Huh...?" Subsequently, Dr M
changed to "That's very good. How do you _feel_?" to which I was equally
obtuse. Finally, he began with "We're going to a series of vocalises...I
want you to pay attention to the sensations in your mouth and posterior
pharynx" [or some other part he's working on]. When I got one right he
asked "Okay, tell me what did you feel?"
My guess is that there is no way to feel or one set of sensation descriptors
when the tone is right that is "unversally true for everyone". We each have
to find it and define it for ourselves while depending heavily on the ears
of our coaches and teachers.
GWendel
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