Ever wondered how an opera singer manages to project their voice over a full orchestra? Or how tiny changes in posture can affect the vocal folds?
Vocal coach Paul Farrington shared these secrets and more at a coaching session with Korean tenor and Jette Parker Young Artist David Junghoon Kim, as part of a recent Insights event celebrating the opening of the Wellcome Collection’s This is a Voice exhibition.
‘If you were to drive down the road at 50 miles per hour in first or second gear, what kind of noise would the engine be making? It would really be working hard and the vocal folds are the same,’ explains Paul. ‘So we need to make sure that we are in the right gear for where we are in the range in order that the vocal folds are vibrating optimally’.
During the session, Paul demonstrates how specific vocal techniques and movements can support a singer’s passaggio.
Photograph by Brian Slater.
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