Michelle:
Thank you for sharing some of the details that you went through when you used a prop to keep your mouth open while singing. I confess that I don't know what a bic biro barrel is but that's not important.
I too suffer from the drool and have to hold a tissue to keep things dry. And like you I still have trouble pronouncing a clear ee with the cork in my mouth. It wants to come out as an ih as in with. But your comment about training the muscles at the back of the throat to form the vowels is right on the mark. Likewise your comment about all of a sudden realizing that your tongue is constantly pressed gently against the bottom row of teeth is resonant with my experience.
When I take the cork out and work without it, or when I'm singing at church, I can easily recall the sensation of the cork in my mouth and open wide. I particularly sense the circular top and bottom of the cork inside my mouth and often picture the vowels forming on either the top or bottom as the need dictates. I tend to use the bottom of the cork more than the top, particularly when the music ascends the scale.
Thank you very much for your feedback.
Best regards,
Bob.
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