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 Re: What exactly is a focused sound?
Author: donald 
Date:   2020-02-23 13:11

Well, here's my 10c (which I don't intend to contradict what's written above, it's just a different way of describing it).
I tell my students to think of a CONCENTRATION of sound, rather than using the term focus.
This helps them link the SOUND with what they are doing with the AIR.
Concentrating the air into the centre of the mouth, putting the air under pressure and so that it moves fast...
Say the word "wore" (as in, "I wore my favourite hat"). The vowel sound is slow air (that will result in an unfocused sound)
Now say "shoes", the "shhhhh" sound concentrates the air in the front of the mouth and makes fast air WITHOUT tightening your throat up.
This creates a focused sound without making the sound also thin.
All the energy is in the air and this creates a concentrated sound that can also be described as focused. The resonance that Paul describes will be messed up by having the throat tight so avoid that.
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