by Michael Mayer | Aug 12, 2011 | Glottis, Phonation, Q&A, Vocal Fry
Had a conversation with another teacher today and she said the following: “When the folds ‘fry’, they rattle against each other – this is why it is also called glottal scrape – and there is a lack of periodicity in their vibratory...
by Michael Mayer | Dec 30, 2010 | Coup de Glotte, Glottal/Cord Closure, Glottis, Q&A
Do you have some suggestions about how to get proper closure at the larynx? ———————————————————— This is a very important question to get correct....
by Michael Mayer | Sep 27, 2010 | Glottis, Passaggio, Q&A, Registers
I am curious about the idea of register balancing. After reading your e-mail, this concept seems all the more important. It seems to me, that after practicing the descending [u], my voice feels more flexible, lighter, and crisper. Of course there maybe is another...
by Michael Mayer | Jul 31, 2010 | Coup de Glotte, Glottis, Perfect Attack
I was studying your website, and I came upon the idea of the Coup de Glotte. The paragraphs at the end of this e-mail are the extracts from your articles which I am referring to. Concerning the vocal cords, it seems clear that one should not allow the glottic air...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 25, 2010 | Glottis, Larynx, Perfect Attack, Singing
What puzzles me is…how does she [DiDonato] has control on her voice if she, in your opinion, sings with looseness of air? I mean, her voice would collapse because of the lack of air, or sound strained, and it doesn’t sound strained, nor she has any...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 20, 2010 | breath, Glottis, Larynx
Sayão didn’t have a great voice, no matter how she sang and if she passed over the orchestra. Her sound was always one of a lirico-leggiero and excelled in soubrette parts. As a full lyric she was not so sucessful, except in the French repertoire.Also, her...
