Practice 6/17/17

I haven't been posting things here lately, but I have a whole bunch of notes in my practice journal that I'm going to post here.

Lessons 2/26 and 2/27/16

• earplugs
• easy, quiet onsets (soft)
• think of very edges of folds vibrating -- no body
• Don't "make" a sound happen.
• Breathe through nose and become aware of NO sensation in pharyngeal muscles/space.
• the pitch starts at the unicorn tip of horn.
• can also do "bite the apple" breath.
• Watch that onsets are soft and easy
• **You feel NOTHING in back of throat or at glottis. 
• use little vocal capital during warm-ups
• feels cool air on front half of roof of mouth
• focus on the good. NOT getting rid of the bad
• vowel uniformity
• jaw hinges/swings open
• think ascend as you descend 
• even breath flow as you ascend
• you feel NOTHING in soft palate
• tip of tongue against bottom row of teeth

• Breath should be casual; don't make a breath be anything. 
• when you open your mouth, air just comes in. 
• it's never "all or nothing"!