If i understand it correctly, at 11:40 he says most of the first formant is connected to Schwa vocalization.. In the 80s the phono-audiologist called it the neutral vowel around which we phonate basically. So why has Schwa phonation been outlawed by voice-teachers?
The voice covers on one pitch, if it happen otherwise, you are simply doing something wrong. That being said turn over can mean the girare, but this is simply an acoustical shift and the whole idea of mixing the two concepts only become confusing. He is talking confusingly about the girare and the cover and I assuming that he experienced the former, but probably not the latter. Why I am guessing that is that he talk about a high Ab being only an acoustical shift when it has to be first a physical one that will result in an acoustical one A.K.A the cover.
Listen to the video again. And then again, and then another 10 times. Then read Bozeman's books. That should take care of your sense of confusion. This is a little complicated, so give it the time it deserves. Bozeman did. He's been researching and lecturing on the subject since the early 80ties.
This is a legit question- if you listen, he says he can longer perform due to a hereditary issue with his cords. However, if the doctor couldn't really tell what did the 'damage' to his voice (sounds like the dr. 'settled' on the hereditary diagnosis), I wonder how the doctor is so sure that Ken's acoustic-based technique didn't cause some of the issues. This is in no way a slam on Ken or his methods, but as a guy who is going through the same problems Ken describes in this interview, it does make me wonder.
Thanks, Ken and Liz.
nice interview and nice channel
If i understand it correctly, at 11:40 he says most of the first formant is connected to Schwa vocalization.. In the 80s the phono-audiologist called it the neutral vowel around which we phonate basically. So why has Schwa phonation been outlawed by voice-teachers?
Good question. Maybe it’s because of the lack of understanding about how it can be used to train other vowels. It can be used productively!
Thank you very much for this great video. The audio was not great, but I think I still heard enough.
Thank you for watching! Hope it helped in many ways, and thank you for putting up with our technical challenges!
The voice covers on one pitch, if it happen otherwise, you are simply doing something wrong. That being said turn over can mean the girare, but this is simply an acoustical shift and the whole idea of mixing the two concepts only become confusing. He is talking confusingly about the girare and the cover and I assuming that he experienced the former, but probably not the latter. Why I am guessing that is that he talk about a high Ab being only an acoustical shift when it has to be first a physical one that will result in an acoustical one A.K.A the cover.
Listen to the video again. And then again, and then another 10 times. Then read Bozeman's books. That should take care of your sense of confusion. This is a little complicated, so give it the time it deserves. Bozeman did. He's been researching and lecturing on the subject since the early 80ties.
Can he sing?
This is a legit question- if you listen, he says he can longer perform due to a hereditary issue with his cords. However, if the doctor couldn't really tell what did the 'damage' to his voice (sounds like the dr. 'settled' on the hereditary diagnosis), I wonder how the doctor is so sure that Ken's acoustic-based technique didn't cause some of the issues. This is in no way a slam on Ken or his methods, but as a guy who is going through the same problems Ken describes in this interview, it does make me wonder.