Mary Beth wrote:
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> Typically older voices will develop a wobble, not because of lack of proper
support, but because of lack of proper vocal fold tension.
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To me, support cannot BE proper without including proper vocal fold tension.
> Most singers have this happen as a result of carrying their head voice too low
into the chest voice. If you simply work on her developing a true chest voice
that mixes into the head voice, you should immediately hear a difference in the
vibrato rate.
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I agree with this 100%.
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> Try simple exercises such as singing a short a sound, as in apple, on a
three-tone scale beginning on the A below middle C. If she can hold the
connection to the third note and sustain it, you should hear an immediate
improvement in the vibrato rate.....
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Great suggestion.
> ........without proper vocal fold adduction, adding more
> breathe pressure/support will only make matters worse.
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As already noted, I did not suggest MORE support (which involves more than just
breath pressure), but PROPER support.
> Additionally, if my hunch is right, you will notice that her voice becomes
"bigger" and more "controlled" on the upper pitches of the staff, but she will
have few notes above the staff.........
>
Are you saying the person will lose her higher range? Why should that happen?
> ---
Dr. Diane M. Clark, Assoc. Prof. of Music
Dept. of Music, Rhodes College
2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112
> http://www.rhodes.edu
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