Performing arts theater

As one sings higher notes there is a tendency to reach. What reaches are the throat muscles or larynx. Contrary motion, is the vocal jargon which is often referred to but rarely explained satisfactorily by most voice teachers. Singers are often told to keep high in the low notes and low in the high notes. Unfortunately the what and how is left to the singer’s imagination. In a nutshell; it is necessary to keep the “space” as the pitch increases. What space? The laryngeal space must not rise with the pitch but actually relax down or at the very least, remain the same. Contrarily, as one goes down in pitch it is necessary to keep the resonance high in the mask and not sympathetically to drop the resonating position with the pitch.

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