G. B. Lamperti was a historical voice teacher that left many lessons through the book Vocal Wisdom. I feel these are the most accurate teachings we have available to us and I try to explain the concepts in these video lessons.
In this one I address Lamperti’s statement that “Singing is humming with the mouth open.”
From the book “Vocal Wisdom” – “The ‘hum’ is the initial vibration… Controlled, it unifies the whole voice, equalizing all registers, head, medium and chest, eliminating ‘attack’ and ‘breaks’…
Failure to sing well comes from four sources: – loose breathing, mouthing words, spreading voice and disjointed muscular efforts.
Singing will be awkward unless focussed vibration, distinct pronunciation and compressed breathing remain inseparably linked together.
To retain sensations, and continue the feeling of coordination of singing, without constricting the throat or stiffening the muscles of the body, marks the great singer.
Many confuse this ease of united action with relaxation, because laborious effort ceases.”
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That makes so much sense. Thanks so much for sharing. I’m just about to embark on some professional training so I’ll be doing lots of research and will definitely be keeping an eye on Vocal Wisdom….. excellent.
Wow, Marianne. What a beautiful thing to read. I appreciate your message very much. Thank you.
Dear Michael, You are a Mensch. I always have observed how you patiently observe and explain the complexities of method; and you even try, as much as possible, always to connect the method with the physiology. I am at a time in my life when I won’t be teaching much, if at all, in the future; but I appreciate so much what you do. I know, too, by much first-hand experience, how many there are out there who are still using just the old yawn and the old confusing directions of “more support” and “place it in the mask” etc. I like to listen to some of your lessons just to help me keep on singing a little, here and there, and feeling good, renewed and balanced, along the way. Thanks so much,
Marianne