by Michael Mayer | Mar 28, 2018 | Facial Resonance, Lamperti, Mask, Nasal Resonance, Placement
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...
by Michael Mayer | Feb 2, 2017 | Facial Resonance, Mask, Nasal Resonance, Placement, Q&A
I recently received a question asking about “all aspects of placement”. I have talked about this topic quite a bit over the years because it is often recommended but not well understood how it happens. Here is a post about it from several years ago to get a basic idea...
by Michael Mayer | Jun 21, 2011 | Mask, Nasal Resonance, Nasality, Q&A
After the discussion about my last post I realized that the question that was asked in the initial email had something to do with the way I reacted. Plus it is a question that I’m sure others probably have as well. So that is the Q&A for today, in context...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 29, 2011 | Facial Resonance, Mask, Nasal Resonance, Nasality
J: Michael, As the others have mentioned, yours is a GREAT description/delineation of certain parts of projecting the human voice. Obviously, Mr. Jussi B was-NOT guilty of the old term, nasality, as we assume it to be, in it’s usual connotations. Do you know-of...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 28, 2011 | Facial Resonance, Mask, Nasal Resonance, Nasality
E: Michael, You are a superb analyst. I’ve been meaning to write about your piece in the recent JBS newsletter. It is brilliant. I just haven’t found the time … but I will … after I get back from NYC (I leave domani). One correction: I was also...
by Michael Mayer | Mar 27, 2011 | Facial Resonance, Jussi, Mask, Nasal Resonance, Nasality
I am posting some of my comments from a discussion on the Jussi Björling Yahoo Group that started as an assessment of Joseph Calleja’s Met performance in Lucia di Lammermoor. The topic swung to discussing nasality in singing. First are some of the comments that...
