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1
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what is the mantra?

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“Face, Space, Breath”

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what is face and what does it do?

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breathing in on frame of first vowel

  • creates movement
  • influence with side lips all vowels that come after in phrase to feel like your singing 1 vowel
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what is space and what does it do?

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breathing in with enough space for highest note

-influences all other notes in phrase with space of highest note;feeling sing one pitch

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what is breath and what does it do?

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breathing in with the idea of the length of the phrase

  • flattens diaphragm for enough breathe to choose landing
  • finish with button/shadow vowel
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what happens to vocals cords on Ah? stays open

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-light breathy sound with weak chest muscles to feel strech

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when do vocal cords go horizontal and thin?

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when singing higher notes

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what happens to vocal cords on Ah? stays closed

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  • strong clear sound with glottal attacks (burps)

- strong chest muscles

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what happens when vocal cords are closed for a jiffy and then an open throat on Ah?

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  • strong clear sound and strong chest muscles

- strong attack that is open for movement

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what is air movement?

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BBBB with lips

  • fingers on side of lips
  • rev motorboat engine
  • riding bike
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what is consonant movement?

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TRRR with lips

  • woodpecker motion
  • speed up machine gun
  • surf
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what is space in throat and jaw?

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MUAH MUAH in jaw

  • fingers on jaw
  • muppet
  • draw name in sand
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what is shimmer?

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VVVVVV

  • all three finger actions
  • rev car engine
  • get ready to jump
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what do you do on the owl?

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-hoot for dome space on all notes

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what do you do on the train whistle?

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-register flexibility

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what do you do on the ghost?

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-open throat

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what do you do on the octaves?

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-same register alacrity

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how do you find face space breath?

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  • using side of lips to create passageway/passaggio

- italien accent

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what are the 5 pure closed vowels on downward arpeggio?

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lee
lay
lah
loh
loo
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how to form the 5 closed vowels?

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  • land endings
  • side of lips to frame portrait mode
  • add chiaro and space as you go lower
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what to do when 2 vowels is influenced by the first vowel?

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  • use takeoff ending

- side of lip to influence first vowel

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what to do when 5 vowels influenced by first vowel?

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  • space for highest note
  • side of lip for first vowel influence
  • add scuro as you go higher
  • use crash ending
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what to do for the 4 open vowels on downward arpeggio?

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  • use land endings
  • use hands to simulate open circle
  • add chiaro and space as go lower
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staccato is?

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light and choppy

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legato is?

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light and smooth

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marcato is?
strong and choppy
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tenuto is?
strong and smooth
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what is the "tip of the tongue the teeth the lips"?
- everything forward - all consonants last a jiffy - consonants propel vowels - use SLMT - work open and closed vowels
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what are bullets?
K D P T B
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what are hurricances?
S F H W Y
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what are lingers?
L M N R V Z
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``` what is singing in number 1? action word bright/dark sound volume key vowel resonance placement location in house ```
- mystify secret - scuro - pp-p - AH - swirl in jaw - scary basement
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``` what is singing in number 2? action word bright/dark sound volume key vowel resonance placement location in house ```
- tell facts - scuro chiaro - mp-mf - OO - vibrato in passagio in lips - out front door
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``` what is singing in number 3? action word bright/dark sound volume key vowel resonance placement location in house ```
- command order - chiaro - f - AY - fast spin in mask - crazy yelling out upstairs window
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``` what is singing in number 4? action word bright/dark sound volume key vowel resonance placement location in house ```
- celebrate party - chiaro scuro - ff-fff - QUACK - all 3 (3+1+2=4) - party through house
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seashells...?
numbers
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red/yellow leather...?
colours
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new york uniqu...?
tastes
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woodchuck...?
numbers
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ice cream...?
tastes
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coffee pot?
british accent
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rugged rocks?
scottish accent
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sheep?
open closed vowels
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peter piper pickled peppers?
all three
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peanut butter?
salty;bitter
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chocolate ice cream?
sweet;bitter
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sour candy?
sweet;sour
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lasagna?
salty;bitter
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how to sing oh no you dont oh no you dont?
- diff numbers - join phrases: put n on previous low note - first time=long n - second time=jiffy n
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how to sing no way no way?
- diff colours - work dipthongs - br singing=ignore dt;sing first sound - country singing=ambrace st;sing both sounds - speech singing/pop=stay with first sound move to second sound for last jiffy
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how to sing never never never never no
- diff tastes - work r at end of syllabel - br singing=ignore r;sing first sound - country singing=embrace r;sing both sounds - pop singing=stay with first sound move r to last jiffy
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how to sing I...see I see?
- work crescendo (8 things) - move through numbers-change resonator placement - add effect-drop jaw add ah add resonance - add hammer vibrato for last second - add effects (creak/groans/pitch slides/melismas)
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how to sing damn cat damn cat?
be angry at cat/marcato - 100% chiaro mask resonance - closed vocal cords - throw darts
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how to sing me you me youuu?
- sing operatically/tenuto - 100% scuro dome resonance - closed open vocal cords - throw darts
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how to sing plink plink...merrily merrily...?
- sing operatically and angrily at rain - 100% chiaro and opera scuro - mask dome resonance - closed open vocal cords - throw darts
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how to sing taxi hey taxi?
- sing as your desperate to save bff from being hit by taxi - first taxi=desperate voice with overtones - sing hey in desperate voice with overtones - belt second taxi with desperate singing voice with overtones - 100% chiaro and scuro - mask dome resonance - closed open vocal cords - throw darts

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