Tenor Franco Tenelli examins frequently confused vocal term “Covered sound” and take unprejudiced approach to clear this traditional, cliche type, vocal sugestion.
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Definitions:
Open, white sound-vocal approach when singer is trying to reach passagio and higher register naturaly, without vowel modification but also without proper support that causes unnecessary tention and eventualy break in registers. White sound approach is also to blame for larinx lifting that disrupts integrity in voice
Covered sound or modified vowel technique-
is a method allowing go easy on the passagio and top registers mainly using modifications of the vowels from more open to more closed ones(a-o-ou) and uses this way to ballance raising pressure under vocal folds.
Open throat technique-sometimes called a perfect technique used by Caruso, Shaliapin,
Gigli, Pavarotti, Tebaldi, Bjorling,-vocal approach to passagio using naturaly open throat like in white sound approach but with breathing technique called appogio-or ballanced support. Does not require vowel modification and yet perfectly secure.
Round sound of this technique is caused by lowered larinx and elivated soft palete that sometimes confuses singers taking it for covered technique.
Here, in this programm, you can find history, comparisons and demonstrations of those mentioned above techniques.
Duration : 0:10:48
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