Klarinet Archive - Posting 000760.txt from 1998/12

From: SStur24061@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Tongue"voicing"
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 22:30:48 -0500

Dave--

I have been experimenting with using different vowel sounds with my students.
I have them think or voice different vowel sounds in their throats. Most of
my students' tone colors sound best when voicing an "ou" (sounding as in the
word "you") type of sound. Two of my students sound better when voicing an
"ee" (like "me"). I think that mouth cavity size and other elements contained
in the mouth are the reasons for this difference in these students. I don't
understand why some sound better voicing one vowel over another. I borrowed
this technique from my voice lessons, which I took briefly in college.
Singers use different sounds to help them to obtain different notes.--Kristi
Sturgeon

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