The psychology of cracking?
Lina
2.0 PRO Posts: 77
I am working on Volume 2. I pay attention to keeping an open throat and good diaphramatic support, but still can't get rid of the crack when coming DOWN a scale. I don't have this problem as the notes ascend, but on the second to the last note on the way down, my voice always cracks, no matter what the actual note being sung (C,D,E, etc) is. What is going on? Is it my fear of cracking? It is like a "stepping" sound, rather than a legato connection of notes at that juncture. I once heard Ken talk about using an "h" to avoid cracking, but what does that exactly mean? Thank you!
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highmtn
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We make the "h" sound by simply separating our vocal cords a fraction of an inch and letting some air pass over the cords without vibrating. It's a hiss. Right?
So Ken is telling you that, just kind of as "training wheels" you can put a little "cushion of air" on the notes and possibly that little bit of air will help you to ease through the passaggio without clunking out of head voice back into chest voice.
Another recommendation is to Really, Really bring the volume down. This helps to lower the overall air pressure of your scale, and that can slow down, cushion, or hopefully help you to blend from head voice into chest voice without the clunk. It's a matter of getting from one air pressure to another without flipping the cords suddenly from one configuration to the other. Ease it into the other mode. Too much volume will cause the flip.
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