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m TRAINING THE SINGING VOICE
sense it is synonymous with voice placing, a term which vaguely describes the product of good vocal teaching.
In the foreword to The Science and Sensations of Vocal Tone by Herbert-Caesarf, Bonavia-Hunt makes a statement that is typical of many texts on singing: as vocal sound travels outward from the larynx it acquires volume and other characteristics in the throat and mouth until it is released into the surrounding atmosphere. [269] Most texts agree that resonance is due to the synchronous vibration of the air In. the resonance cavities. The New York Singing Teachers Association accepts this view. [421, p. 35] Some explanations also mention that the sympathetic vibration of the bony or cartilaginous framework of the human body is part of the resonance system. [Herbert-Caesaii 269, p. xiii] Curry speaks of the parasitic vibrations of the structures linked to the larynx [124, p. 49] and Negus includes the subglottic volume of the trachea and the bronchi as part of the system of vocal resonators. [418* p. 440] Stanley lists as vocal resonators the trachea and bronchi, the laryngeal pharynx, the oral pharynx, the nasal pharynx, the nasal cavity, the sinuses and the mouth. [578]
Regarding the relative influence of phonation and resonance upon the final singing tone emitted, opinions are widely varied. On one extreme, Rergere claims that resonance is a negative factor and depends entirely upon the type of vibration that is produced in the larynx. If the phonated vibration is correct* the final tone will be correct. [45] At the other extreme, Graveure and Madden hold that everyone's singing voice h pretty much the same as far as phonation is concerned. What we call vocal differences are those characteristics that are superadded to the hit. of pitch that comes off the vocal cords. These differences originate not in the larynx but in the resonating organs, where the singing voice "attains its character and inciividuality.', [208; also 367]
It is generally agreed that concepts of vocal quality are linked up with. resonance factors inasmuch as differences of quality are caused by differences in the shape of the resonators or those parts which vibrate in sympathy with the vocal tone that is phonated. [Henderson 243, p. 57 J In other words, differences of vocal quality depend on individual anatomical pecularities. [Negus 418, p. 289] Illustrating this point, Wheeler's report on X-ray experiments indicates that so-called naturally beautiful voices seem to have symmetrical palatal and pharyngeal arches, those having flat arches having less beauty in their voices than the well arched cases. [656, p. 630]
Concerning the commonly used terms chest voice and head voice. Brew* m |
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