MIke wrote:
as the consonants are basically 'filters' for the vocal > tract, it is possible to continue the vowel while enacting the consonant. a > vocalized consonant will certainly be more easily 'projected' if it has the > vowel line continued behind it.
I liked the idea! I read in Jeffrey Allen's book that you should emphasize vowels and 'disguise' consonants in between, since consonants block the airflow in different levels and ways ( I think liquids, like L and R, and M and N should be included in the semi-vowel/semi-consonant category, though ). What you're proposing is 'vowelizing' ( No, I didn't make it up. That's Aramaic! People here may know Greek or Latin, but not Aramaic...I hope! ) consonants, which may be a good solutionnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn...
> one of my favorite practitioners of this > aspect of technique is tony bennett. at his best, in something like 'a time > for love' or, 'the shadow of your smile', there are times where he sustains > consonants. it is a wonderful nuance that style of music makes possible and > in bennett, there is a wonderful sense of line, even during rests.
Here comes the problem: I think it may be true about English, but I don't think it's true about most Latin languages. I mean, when you sing in English you can sustain a note on many continuant s( like m, n, r, l ) but that's not true about Portuguese and, I think, about Italian. BTW, Romance languages generally don't have many consonants ending syllables, so it would rarely be a useful strategy... I guess!
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