Re: vibrato

[the Leones <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 11:59:15 +0100
>To: Russ Bradley <wbradley@xxxxxxxxxx>
>From: the Leones <leone@xxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: vibrato
>Cc:
>Bcc:
>X-Attachments:
>
>>>
>>>
>>>Of course, these descriptions don't quite cover what goes on for draw
>>>note, since people don't usually speak while breathing in, but it
>>>isn't hard to generalize them to draw notes.
>>>
>>But the epiglottis slaps over your windpipe when you swallow (usually).
>> You drive your air flow with the diaphragm and throttle it with the
>>epiglottis.  "Syllableizing" is something different that can go on
>>simulatneously with vibrato/tremolo.
>>
>
>
>  What you want to do for the throat vibrato is exactly what Paul Farmer
>said. and while practicing for smootheness, Jerry would hold a strip of
>thin paper (abt 1/2 -3/4 " wide and 6" long. He would "drape" it over a
>pocket comb and hold the contraption about 3-4 " in front of his lips.
>
>  The air currents were very noticable. The ONLY  reason for using the
>small syllables is thay you NEED a word (or sound) as a reference point.
>In actuality, you will be using a smoothed-out version of the elocution.
>It's not going to be an "Actual" Duh, Ka, La, Ah, Huh. But as linguistic
>bi-peds, elocution is something we are good at and serves as a handy
>starting point.
>
>  As for coming up with "Better" terms for what we are expressing, we
>can't seem to get most of the list to agree on what colour socks to wear
>(let alone the "dreaded" tone, comb materials, windsavers, cover plates,
>amps). Even Howard Levy's cherished "Over-blow" got blasted.
>
>  I think we're safe (for now) using what words we
>have....................smokey
>