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Episode 266 - Singing with an Open Throat

The Intelligent Vocalist

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Creating Constrictions and Openings in the Back of the Mouth

Guitar is a flexible resonance tube. It's not like a guitar, where this resonance body is fixed. We tend to want to create constrictions and openings where they don't necessarily serve us. If you take in a deep, relaxed breath, you'll feel your larynx drop. So there we have that part of the vocal tract more open. And then a little bit of constriction at the top of the throat. What that does is that gives us a bit of energy. I'm not going to go deep into the acoustics to day, but i'm going to talk about it from the practical however.

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