top of page

Vocal Health: An Introduction



BRAVA vocal health expert, Gary Owston, introduces us to the main considerations when looking after your voice.


Your instrument

Your voice is a wonderfully versatile, expressive, robust instrument. It needs to last a career-lifetime. Some necessary knowledge, simple explanations and easy exercises can help you achieve this.


The two major considerations in vocal health are: what physical equipment do you have and how do you use it?


Your equipment

The primary equipment is:

  • Breathing Muscles - providing breath energy, support, stamina Vocal Folds (or cords) - providing the means to initiate a sound

  • Resonating areas of the body - providing amplification chambers and vibration (noise) potential

The secondary equipment is:

  • Articulation muscles - providing speech

  • Frequency modulators - providing dynamics


Nothing too much

This Ancient Greek maxim is the main key consideration when using your vocal equipment - in other words finding a balance and optimising your vocal production. Other factors such as resonance, articulation and frequency are not so crucial but nonetheless have to be considered.


Masterclass: Intro to Vocal Health

We’ll take a look at these considerations and more in our upcoming vocal health masterclass. Gary will help you explore your breathing muscles, vocal folds, resonators, articulators, modulators and more.


31 views0 comments

Comentários


Os comentários foram desativados.
bottom of page