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Vocal Technique

Terms in this set (17)

posture
shoulders back; feet shoulder width apart, head straight and parallel to the floor; chest out
steps of breathing
1. breathe in: both stomachs come out
2. prepare to sing: top belly out; bottom belly in
3. sing: top belly out; bottom belly in
(4. exhale: both stomachs in)
ribs
go out when you breathe in and should stay out while you sing
vocal cords
vibrate together gently to make sound. Faster for higher notes; slower for lower notes
passagios
notes on which your vocal cords change the way that they operate. They use less of themselves as you hit higher and higher passagios
feel in throat?
nothing
resonance chamber
"batman's mask": your eyes, nose, forehead, and cheeks
larynx
houses the vocal cords in your throat. Should stay down or even while you are singing
soft palate
soft part on the back of the roof of your mouth
hard palate
hard part on the front of the roof of your mouth
jaw
loose
lips
slightly puckered or not spread
tongue
tip always against the back of your bottom teeth
face position
top = up; bottom = down
lip vowels
made with your lips: o, u, aw
tongue vowels
made with your tongue: e, i
dipthong
two vowels in one. In singing elongate the first.
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