Dear John and Vocalisters;
>Lloyd, and others, > The question this raises in my mind: >what are the circumstances that >would regulate the aperture of the mouth for a male singer in singing >higher pitches?
There are basically no circumstances similar to those required of the female voice for the male voice because even the tenor's high C is below the formants for most of the vowels and the vocal tract can tune any pitch within the male voice range without excessive mouth opening. This does not preclude the use of mouth opening for other reasons but the needs for male mouth opening are selective and not required as they are for female voice above approximately G4.
-- Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA Professor of Voice, Pedagogy School of Performing Arts Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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