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What do you think about it? (Singing Teachers)
Really interested to hear what you guys think of this one. I’ve repurposed loads of exercises from this wonderful voice practitioner called Arthur Lessac. And they’re incredible. It’s a way of engaging the body + anchoring without tensing, using some very memorable and fun exercises.
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I would call this “teaching mix” . Granted it’s a pretty heavy mix (I’m sure you’d probably work towards thinning it out a little more so it’s not so extreme feeling), but it’s still a mix to my ears. So I’m surprised that you don’t think you’re a teacher of mixed voice!
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That’s so interesting! It’s bizarre that there’s such a gap in terminology between us and that we call the same bit of teaching different things! Would love to organise a Skype so we can record our thoughts – this would make such a good podcast!
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Definitely!
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I’m in Matt’s camp as I have tried vehemently not to teach “mix” just because of this very confusion in terminology. it means so many things to so many different people, and it seems to me that even current research hasn’t really answered the question of what it is. When I work with my pupils on this kind of sound, I get them to brighten up the sound a little bit and I call it a baby cry, contrasting it to a calling out, which would be more of a pushed chest voice without the extra head resonance that comes with the “mix”.
PS extra Brucie bonus point to Matt for referencing Arthur Lessac!
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(You’re a Lessac fan, Chris? Wooooo! Love him!)
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