A Day Of Vocal Architecture with Andrea DelGiudice
By E. Perryman 5.30.23 #akintsucrooner
Brief Lesson Excerpts: https://youtu.be/UnAkkU4xwmo
From a Lloyd Wright prairie house approach to physical legato to Raphael-esque work with bel canto vowels, advanced voice lesson architecture work with Andrea always challenges me to vocally redirect and reshape. Today my “claw” collected (along with my vowels) the following concepts below.
Regarding The Movement Of Air
The sensation of the movement of air is reinforced with a feeling of back in and up. There is a hovered sense surrounding the synced vowel and vibrato.
Regarding Inhalation
Use early inhalatory sob/yawn sans aspirate breath. It creates the flexible cage in which the access to many vocal options exist. Air refills not restarts. A consonant vocalize on V up and down the 5th isolates basic sound supported by breath.
Regarding Vowels
Collect vowels from above; it’s not an up and down linear mechanic as we sing throughout the registers and passagios. The collection of sound (not unlike a successful turn at a child’s claw toy) via tether/siren results in shorter intervallic distances. Immediacy/rushing of sound, collected throughout the registers, interrupted with an internal stretch, creates the conditions needed for most efficient phonation.
Regarding Descent (often my nemesis):
Early sob/yawn inhalation with an internal “er” (along with an inner Y) helps balance physical legato. Reopening and stretching up on descent while repeat vowel and vibrato at same consistency depending on individual will implement integrated body legato.
5.30.23 EP diagnosis: I have a tendency to spread on the 5th of arpeggio. It helps to find space above the sinus cavity. My habit can be to “hit” note/place sound forward without singing in the interest of the sound. It helps to find my “megaphone mouth” for direction and sing as loud as the sob will allow. Avoid stopping the sound to get to the next note. Use air and vowel elongation aka “bleed vowel/vibrato” to make a legato move from note to note.
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