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Re: high register problem

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2013-10-03 17:40

Although I understand and use the concept of changing oral shapes to do certain things, produce clean altissimo notes among them, I'm not a fan of giving a lot of instructions to a student to lower this or raise that or actively try to control tongue, soft palate and "throat" positions. I do suggest to students thinking of producing a long "e" sound ("eee") when there's a problem with producing a controlled altissimo or even high clarion note (often these are flat as well because the mouth shape is wrong for them). But if it doesn't work, I try to avoid going on to "raise the back of your tongue" or "raise the sides of your tongue." So much of the time we think we're doing one thing when it turns out (shown with modern imaging techniques) that we're really doing something else, and the same thing can happen to the student. Better to stick to things that are within the student's experience, like actual vowel sounds, and if they don't provide success, move on.

Karl

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