Gary Catona Posted on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 04:50PM ;)
Natural, untrained singers are virtually oblivious to the very active process that is occurring inside their own bodies. For them, they simply open their mouths and singing occurs spontaneously. What is the source of this general disconnect between a singer and his or her voice? It’s worth revisiting the two reasons why singers are disconnected from their voices.
Gary Catona Posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 04:18PM ;)
When a singer has good vocal technique, his larynx should move (float) up and down depending on the sort of singing that he is performing. For instance, his larynx should lower somewhat for strong, lower register, low note, singing, and, by contrast, his larynx should rise to some extent if he is singing falsetto—and there are many variations in between with respect to the vertical movements of his larynx.
Moreover, certain vowel sounds can influence the vertical movements of the larynx: the "OO" vowel (as in "boot"), for example, can cause a singer's larynx to drop to some degree, as compared to, for instance, the "EE" vowel (as in "beet"), which typically has the opposite result.
Gary Catona Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 04:49PM ;)
As we noted earlier, Bel Canto is typically translated as “beautiful singing,” and is generally used to describe the evolving performance styles of Italian music and singing of the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries. This was the time when the amazing castrati ruled Italian opera; when the opera singer was all-powerful and the orchestra's primary purpose was to provide light musical framework in which singers could indulge their vocal fancies in any way that they chose.
Gary Catona Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 04:07PM ;)
The various faces of love are nothing short of wondrous: Love is an emotion, a mood. Love is a way of emoting, a way of thinking, a way of communicating, a way of smiling, a way of laughing, a way of crying, a way of giving, a way of receiving. Love is a way of showing gratitude. Love is a way of sacrificing. Love is a way of hugging and kissing. Love is a way of relating to nature and to nature's offspring. Love is an intention. Love is a style. Love is an attitude toward yourself and others.
Gary Catona Posted on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 05:00PM ;)
Articulation refers to the ability of a person to speak or sing words, phrases, and sentences clearly. Articulation is a challenging process because the muscles of the larynx, pharynx, oral cavity, jaw, lips, cheeks, and soft palate must all work together harmoniously with split-second accuracy and speed. To make articulation even more challenging, expressive speaking and singing generally requires precise pitch, volume, and range control, as well as the need for tremendous muscle flexibility. The intricate muscular movements involved in articulation would seem to present quite a challenge to the vocal muscles; yet, one of the marvels of this machinery is its ability to execute, almost instantaneously, and with incredible muscular dexterity, the many complex actions involved in articulation.