If she had pulled her chest voice up, the sound would
be more like a yell. This would be incorrect and sound like this - play
example: 6 (Real Player)
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example: 6 (Mp3 format) Correct
sounds like this - play
example: 7 (Real Player)
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example: 7 (Mp3 format) The
exaggerated sound simply helps our singer to coordinate the two registers,
and make it through the bridge. When this is consistently accomplished,
we move the sound back towards normal, and the connection remains established.
Play example: 8 (Real Player)
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example: 8 (Mp3 format) Let's
hear a woman with a connected voice, one which is coordinated through
her bridges, sing through the "nay" exercise on an arpeggio
beginning on B flat in chest voice and ascending to F in the second bridge.
Play example: 9
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example: 9 (Mp3 format)Another
exercise we use to connect the two registers, although sometimes more
difficult for women initially, is the word "mum," done with
a cry, but no exaggeration. This helps stabilize the larynx, and is a
more natural singing sound. Done correctly, it sounds like this - play
example10 (Real Player) Play
example: 10 (Mp3 format)
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If it is sung incorrectly, with too much chest voice, it sounds like this- play example: 11. (Real Player) Play example: 11 (Mp3 format) Notice how the vowel splats on the top notes creating more of a yell. If done by letting go into a heady, falsetto sound, it sounds like this -play example: 12 (Real Player) Play example: 12(Mp3 format) The "mum," when done correctly, also has the effect of lowering the larynx, which is necessary for correct singing. If the larynx is rising on the "mum," we can put an exaggerated cry with a little bit of a dumb sound in it, like this - play example: 13A (Real Player) Play example: 13A (Mp3 format) If the larynx is being pulled up with great tension, it may be necessary to add an even more pronounced dumb sound. This sound will impose the larynx down by counteracting the swallowing muscles that pull the larynx up. That sounds like this - Play example: 13B (Real Player) Play example: 13B (Mp3 format) This usually relaxes the muscles and slightly imposes the larynx down; so that the voice gets the idea that sound can be made without the larynx rising. The larynx rises as a result of outer muscles, which are used in swallowing, coming into play during the making of sound. When those muscles are relaxed and no longer employed, the muscles within the vocal cord structure work in balance with the air, which frees up the voice.