Discover Your Voice: Chapter 10
Emily Cottam
Chapter Summary: The way you articulate words is absolutely crucial in singing--it’s one of the greater means by which you convey meaning to an audience. All sounds should begin with the primal sound and then gently shaped into different consonant and vowel sounds. In diphthongs, it’s important to emphasize the stressed part of it. Brown’s approach to vowel modification is similar to that of Smith’s; adjust the vowel in your head while maintaining the integrity of the original vowel as much as you can. The jaw and throat should be relaxed when pronouncing words, but the consonants should still be crisp and slightly exaggerated when singing to make it more understandable. When working with nasal consonants, make sure to isolate that nasality to just those consonants. Apply good singing articulation to everyday speech; it’ll be healthier that way as well.
Key Concepts: Crisp and exact articulation is necessary to help convey the meaning of the lyrics to the audience. Articulation should be relaxed and begin with the primal sound. Although the way we sing things may be exaggerated, it’s still necessary.
Key Terms: vowel formants, voiced/unvoiced consonants, phonemes,
Making Connections: I have learned this year that proper articulation of vowels and consonants not only helps with making it easier to understand, but it helps with singing technique because proper articulation involves the same concepts of a relaxed jaw and tongue that’s required for singing.
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