Klarinet Archive - Posting 000761.txt from 1998/12

From: "A. Clarinet" <s2atclar@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tongue"voicing"
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 22:30:49 -0500

My teacher teaches the "ee" sound. This has difinitely helped my sound
to be more corlorful. I think that this allows the tonque to come out of
the throat, allowing for a faster air.

On Sun, 20 Dec 1998
SStur24061@-----.com wrote:

> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 17:51:42 EST
> From: SStur24061@-----.com
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Tongue"voicing"
>
> 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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ANTOINE CLARK
s2atclar@-----.edu
Virginia Commonwealth
Univ.

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