The Voice Book for Trans and Non Binary People by Mills Matthew; Stoneham Gillie; Robinson Philip

Author:Mills, Matthew; Stoneham, Gillie; Robinson, Philip
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781784503949
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00

Sensing your larynx lowering when yawning

Rationale: By pretending to yawn, you lift your soft palate, lower your tongue and create a wide space at the back of your mouth (pharynx). This will increase your awareness of both pharyngeal, laryngeal and chest resonance.

»Breathe in through your mouth, opening quite wide as if you are about to yawn. Keep your jaw free of tension, and let your tongue feel loose in your mouth.

»On a comfortable pitch, count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 as if you are yawning. Notice the depth and cavernous quality to the tone of your voice. Imagine that your mouth is a room or a cave and allow your sound to fill this space. It may also help to imagine that the sound is equally travelling backward from your neck as well as forward from your mouth.

»Count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 again, reducing the yawn-like quality. Notice any difference from your first go. You are aiming for the same depth of resonance without the yawn.

»You can practise this on vowels ‘ah’, ‘ay’, and ‘or’ which encourage chest resonance. Aim to keep your tongue low and slightly forward with the tongue tip behind the lower teeth.

»Try ‘ah’ words: arm, army, hard, garden, gargle, heart.

»Try ‘ay’ words: Amy, able, main, daily, gain.

»Try ‘or’ words: all, more, awning, gorgeous, core.

Alec (on discovering chest resonance): It was a light-bulb moment – feeling everything widen and actually feeling that my chest was vibrating. Wow! Is that me?! It was helpful to think ‘a wide cave to get a deep echo’.

Shane (on opening up his voice): I can feel more strength in my voice when it feels as if it’s coming from lower down and in my chest.

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