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BFlinch83 · 03-18-2008, 11:35 AM

Hi Andrew-

Thanks for your response! Good suggestions.

I think my problem comes from confusing the tongue angle with throat tension. To me they are kind of one in the same, so that I'm either trying to keep a flat tongue, thus making range and intensity in the upper register suffer, or arching which includes tension, making the upper register sharp and pinched, changing the timbre.

Any thoughts on mentally separating tongue angle from throat tension?

Thanks!

03-18-2008, 11:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
BFlinch83 Pianissimo User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 117	Re: Consistency of Timbre Hi Andrew- Thanks for your response! Good suggestions. I think my problem comes from confusing the tongue angle with throat tension. To me they are kind of one in the same, so that I'm either trying to keep a flat tongue, thus making range and intensity in the upper register suffer, or arching which includes tension, making the upper register sharp and pinched, changing the timbre. Any thoughts on mentally separating tongue angle from throat tension? Thanks!
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