A cork just sounds so incredibly ... rigid. I tried this last summer with seedless grapes when they went on sale. They're just big enough to provide space and giving enough to cause no discomfort; and then you can eat the grape afterwards!!
And I only did this with people who tend to spread severely, namely woman who would pull her mouth wide as soon as she got to C5 (and never could go past F5). And I only did it when grapes were 89c/pound.
Christine Thomas, Mezzo Soprano
"I love to sing-a, about the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a!" ----- Original Message ----- From: singer112001 To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 8:40 PM Subject: [vocalist] Re: "jaw just won't drop" - the cork
I put the cork in my mouth in the up and down position as opposed to left and right. This way I can get the maximum mouth enlargement that I can comfortably tolerate. I actually now have three corks each of a slightly different length but I use the longest (just a little more than the width of two of my fingers held together.
I hold the cork between the upper and lower teeth but over the past several months I have varied where I place my teeth on the top and bottom. At first I put my teeth about in the middle of the top and bottom, but recently I am pushing the cork more inside my mouth so that my upper and lower teeth are biting more towards the outside of the cork. Sometimes I let the upper part of the cork actually come inside my mouth and press on the hard palate (this gives my a choking sensation sometimes and I have to stop) and sometimes I let the bottom of the cork come more into my mouth and hold the top of the cork so that it is more outside of my mouth. I'm still experimenting with it to get the best results.
I frequently have to wipe the cork off from saliva and I wash it every night.
I try not to bite into the cork too hard since it hurts my jaw and my teeth. I make an effort to think that I am actually allowing the cork to fall out of my mouth as I sing by stretching my jaw open a smidgen more. I do this to avoid the tendency to clamp down on it.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Bob.
--- In vocalist-temporary@y..., kriswrite@a... wrote: > I have a question about the cork :) > > Where exactly do you place it in the mouth, and is it inserted lengthwise or > widthwise?
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