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TRAINING THE SINGING VOICE |
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Lingua! controls. The tongue is a freely movable and protrusive muscle
in the mouth. Its base is attached to the hyoid bone and therefore, Indirectly* to the larynx. Through other extrinsic connections it is also joined to parts of ikt jaw and cranium. (W)
Frontj hw tongue position is favored by 31 authors, the prevalent opinion being that the tongue must be held low and forward in the mouth s€> as to prevent the lingual muscle from sliding back into the throat and larynx. These opinions are summarized in the following:
1. The tongue is indirectly attached to the larynx. Its slightest backward movement will muffle the voice. Therefore, train it to lie quietly in the mouth during phonation. [Samuels 487, p. 21]
2. Forward tongue position keeps the throat open. [Faulds 172]
3. Raising the back tongue pulls up the larynx and obstructs its normal adjustment. [Conklin 121, p. 27]
4. The tongue muscle that lies under the chin must always feel soft. and relaxed to the touch. [Clipplnger 104, p. 10]
5. Widen and relax the tongue "so that the cheeks will not be drawn in against the teeth." [Harper 228, p. 137]
§. Keep the tongue low and the soft palate raised to provide a "maximum outlet for sound." [Bonavia-Hunt 55]
7. When singing, the tongue should be in complete relaxation on
the loor of the mouth. (Marafioti 568, p. 113; Nicholson 425, p. 106]
8. The tongue tip rests on or behind the lower front teeth. The back o£ the tongue Is elevated. [Lilli Lehmann 337, p. 54]
§. "The base of the tongue must lie low." [Jessica Dragonette 146] 10. Placing the tongue limply against the lower lip helps free the jaw, [Hall and Brown 227, p. 14; Wycoff 692]
Complete freedom of iom,gue is preferred by 19 authors on grounds that conscious tongue control makes for local effort and muscular strain. Kg.:
u "Kill the tongue! It has nothing to do with tone except to spoil
ft*f [Lloyd 351, p. 16J
2. Freedom of tongue is synonymous with open throat since throat tension inevitably stiffens the tongue. [Shakespeare 517, p. 19; Waters
647. p. is]
3. The tongue and jaw must be independent of each other in good
singing. [Howe 284, p. 63] |
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