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From:  Domisosing@a...
Domisosing@a...
Date:  Tue Jan 2, 2001  5:47 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] SLS EXERCISES


In a message dated 01/01/2001 9:57:37 AM Pacific Standard Time,
caioross@z... writes:

> It's a lesson by Bruce Purnell, who Mary Beth confirmed once was a Seth
Riggs'
> s associate.
Hi there,
It's Billy Purnell, by the way...........as far as the lip bubble, if
that is giving you fits of frustration, i.e., numb lips, itchy nose and
slobber everywhere..:), try doing tongue trills or "rasberries". And for
goodness sake, if those don't want to work, don't beat yourself up over them,
move on to a different exercise. The whole point of doing lip trills, bubbles
etc., is to allow the lips to act as a "shock absorber" for the air pressure
so that the vocal folds themselves can more easily adjust for the pitch
changes going on without having to also adjust for excess air pressure. The
great thing about that exercise is that it really forces the singer to work
towards a balance of air and muscle. Too much air; the lips blow apart, too
little air; no bubble, too much extrinsic muscle action; the sound shuts off.
However, the thing you want to be most aware of is the ascent and descent
through chest, mix, to head etc.....typically the exercise does not allow one
to pull their chest voice too high, but it is very easy to take the head
voice, or falsetto, much lower than what we would deem appropriate. If you do
this, you will hear,and feel, a leak of air or hissing sound added intot he
bubble. Basically, you are hearing the loss in the harmonics of the sounds
because the folds are not returning to their full length and mass.........
Pretty much laymen's terms there, but hopefully the ideas will help.
Happy New Year to everyone!!!!
Mary Beth Felker

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