Lesson Summary 4/22/15

[u y i] on a single pitch. Not quiet or loud, but fully committed. 

Dented [u], and the only thing changing is release of the jaw and full release of the lips for the final bright vowel. 

Then use this exercise for a set up for a 6 note scale on [i]. Instead of dragging from 5 to 6, just flip. 

Each of the pitches have their own spin (like an abacus). 

"Yawn yell yodel" 8-7654321, repeat 3x. 

No sense of upward aim. You are already at that pitch. Don't propel yourself to that pitch. Do less punting. 

Even if the consonant is on a low pitch, if you flip appropriately for the vowel, then it's okay. 

Think Alice in Wonderland mirror; morph--get small and then morph into the next vowel. Bloom. Taper almost to no sound before the higher pitch. Flip like a whale!

"Mine was hers" 1--85. Same concept. 

Carmen. 

"Seville" drill to the C#. 

Take away low notes and practice the high ones with good onset. Practice the feeling of a new start on those notes. 

On low notes, explore the chest voice. Don't worry about how it sounds.