after our recent discussions on registration and whether or not pop singers ever use head voice, it occured to me that we probably don't have a concensus on what actually constitutes 'head voice'. i am interested in knowing how many of you think that it only needs to be a change in behavior of the vocal folds or, does there have to be an accompanying change in the resonator as well. do you think is it possible to make a change in vocal fold behavior without a change in the resonance? (obviously, it is possible to increase crico-thyroid activity with both low and high larynx which would affect resonance.)
for this discussion, and really any discussion we would have on technique, it would be most helpful to cite specific examples. it is my impression that some of us are in agreement as to what has been written on the subject but are not in agreement as to what those findings might sound like. this, of course, leads to a discussion of connecting the research to the practice.
mike
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