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Originally Posted by Manny Laureano That's precisely why I went to Vince Cichowicz in 1980! Eventually I found myself in a lesson with Vince where he encouraged me to think a bit more emphatically about the consonant with which I started my tones. He then had me slow my practice down dramatically and use my ear to create that sound consistently.Now, I go back and forth between a variety of articulation styles using the consonant as my aural guide.ML |
Thanks so much Manny.
Do you mind going into a little more detail about the process?
Ed - please jump right in ... Manny has set this up nicely for you..
"consonant as my aural guide" ... is it as simple as that in theory (then the hard work begins)?
During my "come-back" a little over a year ago I came across a pedagogy book Dr. James Ode gave to all his Freshman students at Ithaca. In it I found some real gems I had ignored previously. One of those gems was this exact topic... the "spitting watermelon seed approach". Very strong attacks… then backing off slowly… until it doesn’t sound forceful but still strong. This is somewhat illustrated in the Arban First Studies.
I've been spending hours a week of just attacks... trying to replicate this pop. It comes and goes.