Summary: This chapter the issue of making vowel and consonant sounds work together to create language. Language is shape, specifically the shape of jaw, tongue, lips, soft palate, and pharynx. The manner in which these articulators interrupt the airflow is the creation of consonants. Vowels are defined by the shape of the airflow, and are either more defined by tongue or by lips. The articulators are connected to the muscles of the larynx through the hyoid bone, so it is our duty as singers to separate the function of the larynx and articulators as much as possible. Oren then includes a series of exercises that encourage proper vowel formation. Dipthongs, two vowel sounds in one syllable, require a prolongation of the stressed vowel, and a glide through the unstressed vowel. After vowel is creating properly, consonants are added. Consonants should be created at the anterior portion of the mouth, while vowels are formed in the posterior. Vowel sounds fall on the beat, so therefore consonant sounds come directly before the beat. As we ascend in pitch, it becomes necessary for the vowel to modify. The best way to accomplish this is to not modify it yourself, but allow the vowel to change as it needs.
Key Terms:
vowel formant
consonant (voiced and unvoiced)
phonemes
vowel triangle
dipthongs
cognate
vowel modification
vowel alignment
Key Concepts: Independence is the main theme I got from the chapter. You want your consonants to independent of your vowels, and both of those to be independent of the larynx.
Making Connections: So that's where Cindy got "God Bless America" from... haha
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