Hello,
Could you please explain what agressive exercises you use to get the vocal
folds to abduct properly?
Thanks,
Carol
>From: Domisosing@a...
>Reply-To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
>To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [vocalist] Re: falsetto or, whatever the hell you want to call
>it
>Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 14:30:04 EDT
>
>Here is another thought, vocal fold bowing
>
>I recently did an initial consultation with a new student. During the first
>session, her voice was somewhat raspy and also breathy in areas and I had
>some concern about vocal damage. However, during the lesson I was able to
>get
>the voice to clear up, but had to use some aggressive lessons to get the
>vocal folds to adduct properly. She also had symptoms of vocal fatigue and
>hoarseness at times.
>
>4 days later we had a follow up session.........her voice was markedly
>worse
>on that day, a large indication of vocal fold swelling. Again, I could get
>her voice to clear up, but we had to be very aggressive. Although I thought
>it most likely that she had vocal fold bowing, I sent her to a local
>laryngologist for an examination to make sure it was not nodules. Both
>conditions sound similar and can be compensated for in exercises. However
>in
>the case of nodules, the exercises only masque the condition, and in the
>case
>of vocal fold bowing, the exercises correct the condition.
>
>The examination showed that she had very healthy vocal folds. However, when
>she went into her upper registers, she had marked openings or gaps in the
>vibratory length of her folds. Interestingly, although the openings/gaps
>were
>smaller in her chest voice, she still did not achieve a complete adduction
>of
>her vocal folds at any time in her range.
>
>Although this sound does not meet the technical definition for falsetto, it
>is indicative of the result of encouraging voices to stay too light in
>their
>production, resulting in inefficient adduction of the vocal folds and the
>resulting tension and inflammation that results due to the elevated
>laryngeal
>position. The very thing that many singing teachers think they are
>preventing
>by encouraging their students to go easy on the voice and take head voice
>lower, results in the same injuries they were trying to prevent by not
>pushing the chest voice too high.
>
>Interesting,
>Mary Beth Felker.
>
>
>
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