Table of Contents
- 1 What is nasality in singing?
- 2 What is twang in singing?
- 3 What is the difference between nasal resonance and nasality?
- 4 Is nasality in singing bad?
- 5 What is the difference between falsetto and head voice?
- 6 What is the difference between ‘nasality’ and ‘Twang’?
- 7 Can you sing through your nose?
- 8 Is twang bad for Your Voice?
What is nasality in singing?
Before you correct someone for nasal singing, check that they are actually singing nasally – they could just be singing with a bright sound. If you can, you have nasality – air and sound are leaking into your nasal cavities and trying to escape.
What is twang in singing?
Twang is an onomatopoeia originally used to describe the sound of a vibrating bow string after the arrow is released. By extension it applies to the similar vibration produced when the string of a musical instrument is plucked, and similar sounds. A high frequency singing sound especially affected by country singers.
What does vocal twang sound like?
Twang as a sound is the sharp, bright, carrying quality heard in, for example, the laugh of a cartoon witch, some Glaswegian or American accents, a duck, or even a screaming child. It can be more or less distinct, but it helps give ‘focus’ or ‘ring’ to a sound.
What is the difference between nasal resonance and nasality?
Nasal resonance (one of the ‘mere appearances’ referred to by Garcia) finds the throat relatively open with the so-called ‘head’ register dominant. Without exception it is associated with throat constriction, and the proportion of nasality always corresponds exactly to the degree of constriction present in the tone.
Is nasality in singing bad?
It wouldn’t damage your voice if you sung nasally, but you wouldn’t sound as good as you could. I would recommend opening up the back of your throat more when you sing, say the consonant K, and then do it, but opposite when you suck in the k, it will open up the back of your throat and you won’t sound nasally.
How do I get rid of nasality in my voice?
Lower your voice placement in your pharyngeal and oral cavities to avoid nasal resonance. Lowering your jaw appropriately for the sounds and speaking with good range of motion with your speech articulators will help you place your voice more in the oral cavity, farther from your nasal cavity.
What is the difference between falsetto and head voice?
While falsetto and head voice have been used interchangeably in the past, falsetto is understood to be a breathy version of high notes and head voice produces a richer and more balanced tone on the high pitches in a singer’s voice.
What is the difference between ‘nasality’ and ‘Twang’?
Many people struggle to understand the difference between ‘nasality’ and ‘twang’. This may be because the feeling of a twangy sound vibrates behind the nose and facial sinuses. However, there is a marked difference in where in the vocal apparatus and how these sound qualities are created.
How important is twang in singing?
Twang gives the voice more resonance and the ability to ‘cut’ through better but too much of it prevents the voice from blending in a choir. Especially sopranos singing with too much twang can ruin the sound of a (classical) choir.
Can you sing through your nose?
Because nasality and twang are both felt around the nose, it might be difficult at first to distinguish the two. As long as you are careful that you are not singing through your nose and instead are feeling vibrations just behind your nose, you’ll do great and be on the way to singing powerful head voice notes.
Is twang bad for Your Voice?
Another thing is that using twang is NOT healthy for people suffering from nodules, polyps or other problems. So be careful with it. The best way to experiment with twang is to start using it with nasality. Nasality lowers the airpressure and decreases the risk of vocal trauma.