| Singing Through the Horn
I have been a proponent of this concept for many years and while not trained in solfege (to my ever growing dismay) I have advocated singing the intervals and melodies for improvement in playing the horn. Making good phrasing and style decisions.
However...I recently was made aware of another aspect. At a recent lesson we explored the idea of vocalizing to get the open throat, relaxed concept and even disregarding the actual quality of my voice in regular and falsetto registers, keeping the idea of the vocalist's "Head Tones" resonating behind the sinuses, this transfered to a more free and open tone quality with less physical strain. Thus control and endurance improved dramatically. It was sort of like the proverbial "singing in the shower" idea. Sound like Caruso with all the power and flowing phrases and you will sound good on the horn. (Even if it is only in my own mind that I sound like Caruso.)
Bill Dishman
Gainesville, Florida |