Vocal range

I received this free singing lesson from Jeannie Deva on the topic of vocal range. You may find it interesting:

http://www.jeanniedeva.com/site/444991/page/112933

I wrote a response on Sun 8/26/07 4:37 pm as follows: 

Dear Ms Deva
 
I agree 100% that there is one voice and that singers can freely manipulate the voice at lower or higher ends of the range with the correct techniques.
 
I studied a very old and excellent text by one Benke which gave very scientific details on the vocal cords and simple exercises for overcoming vocal problems.
 
Ms Karen Surmani in her text “Learn to sing” gave one of the best explanations on breathing that has worked successfully for me.
 
Finally, your exercises for range are excellent and also simultaneously help with open throat as well as resonance. I do them as often as I can.

Sincerely
Mercedes Moss
 

DEVELOPING LOWER RESONANCE Lower resonance refers…

DEVELOPING LOWER RESONANCE

Lower resonance refers to the vibrations that are produced in the chest by the spaces in the chest and throat. Exercises for lower resonance produce a voice that is flexible and has a warm quality. They also prevent muffled singing and/or tightness in the voice. They help the voice to emerge freely from the singer’s body, in a sense.

Exercises for lower resonance are promoted when the throat is wide open during singing. Get a flashlight, open your mouth wide and say “ah”, while looking at the back of the throat. At the back of your throat you will see a pinkish area with a perpendicular structure hanging down centrally (uvula). These are muscles that need to be relaxed optimally when you are singing.

Here are a few simple exercises for lower resonance:

* breathe and softly sing “ah” (mouth open position)
* breathe and sing “ER”, “OO”, “KER”, “KOO”.
* breathe and sing “zzzz”
* yawn

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