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definitions and alternative meaning to help you to understand the language of

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TO SING SEAMLESSLY FROM CHEST VOICE TO HEAD

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“BRIDGING”, “REGISTER BRIDGING”, “M1 TO
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M2”.

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THE POINT BETWEEN THE REGISTERS. “PASSAGGIO”, “THE BRIDGE”, “VOCAL

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BREAK”

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VOCAL FOLD CLOSURE. “COMPRESSION”, “ADDUCTION”, “CLOSURE”,

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CHEST VOICE

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PHONATION”, “LOWER REGISTER”.

HEAD VOICE

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THE FORMANT

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“SINGING VOWELS”, “SOUND COLORS”,

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“VOWELS”, “AMPLIFIED RESONANCE”,

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“TONE”.

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“PITCH”, “INTONATION”.

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“BERNOULLI”, “APPOGGIO”, “SUB-GLOTTAL
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A BALANCE OF RESPIRATION AND RESONATION
PRESSURE”.

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“TRACKING”, “BUZZING”, “NASAL

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RESONANT TRACKING CONSONANTS”, “SEMI-OCCLUDED

PHONATIONS”.

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HIGH CHEST VOICE SINGING

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THE BEGINNING OF ANY PHONATION.

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“THE START”, “THE BEGINNING”, “ONSETS”.

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THE PHYSICAL, ACOUSTIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL

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COMPONENTS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A GREAT

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PACKAGE”.

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SEQUENTIAL STEPS TO ANY PROCESS.

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TO STABILIZE THE VOICE OR PHONATION.

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“ANCHORING”.

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TONGUE, PALATE, JAW, LIPS.

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“EMBOUCHURE”, “ARTICULATORS”.

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TO LOWER THE LARYNX TO AMPLIFY F1/H2, OR WARM

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“LARYNX LOWERING”, “LARYNX

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HARMONICS AND GAIN STABILITY.

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PUSHING THE TONGUE AGAINST THE BACK OF THE
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BOTTOM TEETH OR BELOW THE ROOTS OF THE “TONGUE ANCHORING”, “TONGUE

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BOTTOM TEETH. LEVERAGING”.

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SHAPING VOWELS AND FORMANTS WITH MINIMUM JAW

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“THROAT SHAPING”, “HORIZONTAL
MOVEMENT FOR EFFICIENCY.
EMBOUCHURE”, “NARROWING”.

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VOCAL WORKOUTS.
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TO OPEN THE VOCAL FOLDS SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE
“LIFT UP / PULL BACK”, “GLOTTAL BLEED”,

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VOCAL BREAK TO STOP CONSTRICTING.

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“RESPIRATORY BLEED”.

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TO MAINTAIN TA, OR CHEST VOICE MUSCULATURE

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“LATE BRIDGING”, “BOTTOM-UP SINGING”,

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BEYOND THE BRIDGE.

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DOMINANT PHONATION”.

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“LIGHT MASS SINGING”.

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THE WEIGHT OR MEASURE OF “PUSH” IN THE VOICE.
“MASS”, “ACOUSTIC MASS”.

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THE SPACE BETWEEN THE VOCAL FOLDS.
“GLOTTIS”.

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“SING DEEP”, “SING BEHIND YOU”.

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SOUND, BUT ALSO LIGHTENS THE STABILITY ON “SPLATT”

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BELTS. THE OPPOSITE OF NARROWING.

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