When I blow hard on the low D
whistle and more often the flute,
I find that my vocal cords
tend to get into the act,
so that I’m making noises,
vocalizing a bit, as it were.
I have pretty good wind,
playing a fair amount
and getting lots
of aerobic exercise,
which helps. On the other
hand I’m still new to
the flute. Anybody else
running into this? Any advice
how to stop (other than quit
playing?) Thanks
On 2002-11-16 19:36, jim stone wrote:
When I blow hard on the low D
whistle and more often the flute,
I find that my vocal cords
tend to get into the act,
so that I’m making noises,
vocalizing a bit, as it were.
Hey, when Ian Anderson (and Yusef Lateef and Rahsaan Roland Kirk before him) did the “vocalizing” bit, it was called a unique style, not an accident!
I ran into that for a while and found - in my case - it was caused by bending my head too low putting an additional strain on my neck and vocal chords. I straightened out my neck, lifted my head up a tad and all is well - better for breathing and the air flow also.
BillG
Hi Jim,
If Bill hasn’t already identified the problem, you may be tensing up a bit. Try relaxing your mouth and throat all the way to your diaphragm. One way to practice this is by breathing in without making a noise… we have a tendancy to want to hear our deep breaths, but it needn’t be so. Apply this same feeling to the breathing out.
Erik
[ This Message was edited by: ErikT on 2002-11-16 21:53 ]
Thanks to all! Will try…