Category Archives: Open Throat

Do Not Yawn!

This is the title of a section from the book “Vocal Wisdom” that was my main inspiration into vocal research. It is an organized collection of quotes from lessons with Giovanni Battista Lamperti. It is interesting that even in that time (1891-1893) there was the problem of people yawning to enlarge the voice. From the…

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NOT How to Sing Opera – Part 2

My previous post stirred up quite a bit of activity. That’s great. Pretty much everybody who commented was of the opinion that the demonstration of how to sing opera was severely misguided. That is also a very good thing. But I want to go deeper into this topic of how we create the sounds we…

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Q&A – Breath Control and Open Throat

Would you say that good breath control, an open throat, etc. are causes or results of proper technique? Or do they cause each other? I think the reason I’m asking is because many people seem to put a lot of emphasis on deliberately lifting the soft palate or supporting the voice, and the idea of…