2018 American Choral Directors Association

Southern Region

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“Choral Construction: Building Beautiful Voices in the Choral Setting”

Co-presented with David Okerlund

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Presentation

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Video Demonstrations

​Myth #1: The Jaw Should Remain Stationary​

• Overopen Jaw

• Closed Jaw

• Normal

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Myth #2: All Vowels Should Be The Same

• Lips Always Rounded

• Normal

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Myth #3: Singer's Formant Should Be Reduced

• Extreme Pyramid Balance

• Normal

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• Senza Vibrato

• Normal

 

Supplementary materials:​

• Vowel Hand Signals

• IPA “Cheat Sheet”