Jaron Putnam Oren Brown Summary Chapter 20

Jaron Putnam Oren Brown Summary Chapter 20

Chapter 20 Summary Oren Brown:

Summary: This chapter has a lot in it! This chapter defines a lot of areas that we can look at as teachers. The end of the chapter talks about a lot of circumstances or things that are not vocally healthy, but can be fixed by vocal therapy. The thing that I am most worried about though is the beginning with the sections that discusses Hyper-functioning voices and hypo-functioning voices. Most problems stem from trying to overuse the voice. Pushing or tightening things, singing with strain, etc. are all issues related to hyper-function. Hypo-function while less common still needs to be worked on with some individuals. Those that have a very light and breathy tone often have hypo functioning voices. Each case needs to be analyzed and thought about, but the part I like is that Oren Brown has included the chapters that you can go to to fix the issues. I LOVED the end of the chapter- the part that talked about what good vocal health is. I feel like that is the goal. It is a page I bookmarked.

Key Concept: There are lots of things that can cause unnecessary stress on the voice. All of these things are treatable. It is better to catch things earlier rather than later. And when you do develop a problem, it is absolutely necessary to be strict in fixing it.

Key Terms: Hyper-function, Hypo-Function

Making Connections: I need to spend a lot of time with the lists for hyper function and hypo function. Memorizing and understanding HOW to recognize them in singing will be a huge help!