Laura B
Chapter Summary: Articulation of both vowels and consonants is important in understanding the meaning of the words. In reality, words are just a bunch of shapes in our mouth. The way we use our articulators create noises which we call consonants and vowels. Through IPA, we can understand the shape of each individual vowel, as well as diphthongs. Brown provides us with exercises in which we can discover an uncomplicated way to form vowels with minimal muscular movement. The articulation and sound improves as we create the phonemes as free individual actions. Articulating diphthongs is important for understand certain words. Clear, before-the-beat consonants are important for creating intelligibility of the lyrics in a piece. The timing of the consonant articulation must be planned so that they do not infringe on the vowel color. As we move from high to low in our range, some of the vowels may need to be modified. In order to best do this, the singer must think of the resonance of vowels in relation to the pitches. We should think the vowels that we want to sing, but allow the articulators to relax giving more space to higher tones. To open our mouth properly, we must have freedom of movement in the head and the jaw. We will obtain 'vowel alignment' as we keep a balance of resonance between vowels. We can learn more about articulation techniques through freeing up our speech habits as well as watching good articulators.
Key Concept: "The nearer you can come to creating the phonemes as free, independent actions, the better the articulation and the sound will be."
Key Terms: articulation, consonants, vowels, vowel formant, unvoiced & voiced consonants, phonemes, diphthongs, triphthongs, cognate, vowel modification, vowel alignment.
Making Connections: I really enjoyed how simple the exercises were in helping to find the correct vowels. They made a lot of sense to me.
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