taylor23f@h... wrote:
taylor23f@h... wrote:
> Dear Barry,
>
> When the soft palate is brought into contact with the posterior
> pharyngeal wall it is considered to be in a fully raised position,
> thus closing of the nasal cavities completely.
> The larynx and soft palate work inversely: soft palate goes up-
> larynx lowers/soft palate goes down- larynx goes up- this fact is
> well supported in the literature. So here is my question: When you
> say "good soft palate lift but without the usual laryngeal lowering",
> am I correct in thinking that the larynx is then slightly elevated,
> which causes the palate to lower slightly, which will thus couple the
> nasal cavity to the sound? From a physiological standpoint,
> laryngeal height would not allow full closure of the soft palate
> because of the inverse relationship of these muscles- so nasality
> seems unavoidable as a byproduct. Any thoughts?
>
If this were really true then one could not form a [b] or [d] consonant
with an elevated larynx (these consonants require complete VP port
closure). Try it, you'll find it is not difficult to do.
The inverse action of the larynx and soft palate is a common classical
teaching image (which I use myself with classical voices). It is not,
however, inviolate. It is quite possible to make both the soft palate
and larynx move independantly of one another.
--
Dr. Barry Bounous
Brigham Young University
School of Music
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