Monday 7 January 2013

The Secret to Powerful Voice Resonance

Voice resonance is often referred to as the quality of someone’s voice. I am certain that everyone has discovered the sound of his / her voice on the phone or answering machine previously. Is your voice deep, rich and full? Or perhaps is it high, sharp, and penetrating. The sound of your voice that you hear from the answering machine is largely contingent on your vocal resonance.

As we have discussed previously, sound is manufactured from the swiftness and vibrations of air by means of the vocal cords. Resonance is determined by the cavity in which these air vibrations take place. Think about the difference between a violin and cello. The two instruments have a analogous string structure, nevertheless the major differences in quality of sound are generated by the differences in size and shape of the hallow cavity that the strings vibrate over.

In men and women, the hallow cavities are found in our throat, mouth, chest and nasal cavities. The differences in the shapes of your physical cavities is why everyone has different sounding voices. When you have a cold, and your sinuses get blocked, your voice also does not resonate as well. This describes why people have a propensity to sound strange when they're sick.

Try practicing the following voice resonance exercise to elevate your particular sound quality. Hum any note at a comfy pitch. Transfer the pitch slightly lower. You ought to pay special focus on how your chest feels. Keep the note and continue to hum until you can feel the vibrations within your chest. Be sure to improve the intensity of the humming vibration. Next, move the pitch slightly two octaves higher and pay special attention to how your head feels. Feel the vibration in your head and chest and try to increase the intensity of the humming vibration. Open your mouth and hum until you feel the vibrations in the tongue and lips, at the rear of and above the mouth area. Persist with humming till you can sense the disparities. Try to increase the vibration intensity. Redouble your awareness to the vibrations in your chest once more. Repeat this exercise 5 times, remembering to end the exercise with the focus on your chest in order to build up a full, vibrant sound.

Sidenote: refrain from driving oxygen when you are humming. At the same time don't forget to breath frequently. Cease if you get light headed.

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