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As it turns out, soprano voices are limited more by physics than by skill, and here's why: ... The reason we don't hear speech as a buzzing sound, but rather as a vowel or some other speech sound, is because the buzz is shaped by the vocal tract (the throat, mouth, tongue, lips, and nose).
- Why is it only possible to sing with vowels?
- How does physics relate to singing?
- What does vowels mean in singing?
- What is vowel modification in singing?
Why is it only possible to sing with vowels?
A singer needs to learn to sing vowels while not allowing consonants, which resonate and 'project' more poorly than vowels do, to get in the way. ... In all languages, without exception, most vowels are voiced sounds. (Most languages, in fact, have only voiced vowels.) In whispered speech, vowels are devoiced.
How does physics relate to singing?
Amplitude is the size of the vibration in a sound wave that affects how loud we sing. ... Larger vibrations make a louder sound. Diffraction is also used in singing because it helps us to explain why sound can be heard from different rooms when someone is singing.
What does vowels mean in singing?
We form vowels by adjusting the tongue, soft palate (or velum), jaw, and lips. All of these “articulators” influence the shape of the vocal tract, giving each vowel a distinct sound and color. Vowels are even more important in singing than consonants, and here is why.
What is vowel modification in singing?
Vowel modification ("aggiustamento") is the great magic trick / lifesaver of classical singers. There are various theories: always modify towards schwa, always modify towards a more open vowel, etc. ... If resonance is being lost because the vowel is too open for the extreme range, then we must modify closed.
