MU158 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Legato
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8: semi vowels and clusters and legato singing. How do i have to alter them depending on what i"m doing. How do i prevent them from making my singing choppy. Many singers focus on energizing their vocal tone however forget to energize consonants along the way. If singing tone strong enough to hear 100ft away, consonants need to be reinforced to carry across same distance. Some consonants carry almost as strongly as vowel tones. Others are weak and must be exaggerated in order to be heard. Aside from clear diction, some consonants help improve tone and clarify vowel quality. Standard american has 2 sounds resembling vowels in that they are made with unrestricted flow of breath . However they function ad consonants because they always precede other vowels. Also called glides because articulators move while saying them. Some spellings: you, yes, unit, few, europe water, weed, wail, whoah!, one. /j/ begins from /i/ position with tongue lifted forward.
