David Jones Masterclass Highlights
Swedish umlaut is [ö] like German or French eu; however, it is a unique sound to
Swedish.
Chris Robertson
Swedish umlaut on 51531
Upper back and arms open
Sternum
Alleluia – laughing on the breath 1351111531
i e a o u – panting inbetween
Low vowel aspiration
Jeromy Larson
Slide through the registers
Ah 12321 then falsetto up 2 octaves on [u] then come down
Allelu – repeat the lu 5x 1351111171217654321
Sternum – you can lift the chest too high
Low ribs wide in ascent
Cheeks – release
Jaw under
Pillars of fauces – inner smile, zygomatic arch
Trills for if the voice feels thick
Sadie Schneider
Widen base of the neck. Use fingers. Release neck muscles
Hang tongue out on [a] 123212321. Click 3x on [u]. ascend the octave and
then back down
Tracheal vibration – open bottom of the larynx with fingers on the neck
Sternum lean – leans into the tone without leaning on the breath
Back resistance
Larynx stabilization: [u] vowel in small and large intervals
Jaw under
Solar plexus width
Moan on moo
Haley Cox
Roll r’s to [u]
[i] 3 onsets then [i] [u] back and forth on one note
don’t narrow the tongue. Flatten and widen it on [o]
Not too much lip in the [u] vowel. Make the space in the pharynx.
No dead vowels – all need to sparkle
Finger in front of lips
Da me ni po tu – not too much jaw
Relax the larynx on low notes
132435421 on [u] – open larynx
ya, ya, ya low then up and down an octave
[u] 5432 [a]12 [o] 34 [u] 54321
Marya
Tongue out, lips closed 54321 on ieaou
Good interior space cannot be sabotaged by a forward jaw
Larynx will rise without enough resistance in the sternum
Lean through a door
Vomit instinct
You can’t place your voice – open the pharynx
5654321 on Swedish umlaut for upper passaggio – feel [u] higher
crescendo with sternum
Caroline
Stretch of resonators and cords – not breath pressure
Widening the larynx with fingers
Clicking for laryngeal stabilization
Posture – sternum and back
Middle voice assimilation with jaw alignment
Body alignment
Kristen
Whisper to spoken to find optimal pitch on [kw]
Vacuum air under the folds
Moan through a phrase
Laryngeal tilt forward and down
[i] 1 [i] 3 da me ni po tu [u] 1
bobble down on each vowel
let the larynx drop on low notes