Straw Phonation Ingo Titze
The reason for this is that their glottal resistance is a little bit lower and we try to match the glottal resistance with the straw resistance.
Straw phonation ingo titze. Straw phonation page we highly encourage the exploration of non petroleum based plastic straws. He s the best and once joined us for a nerdy podcast which you can listen to here. A great exercise to strengthen the vocal cords. December 05 2013 tara platt check out this cool video on straw phonation from dr.
It is part of a series of researched warm ups called sovt exercises. Straw phonation is when you put a straw in your mouth and make sound through the straw. Ingo titze showing the official straw technique for vocalists demonstrating the easy technique that uses a simple straw for hard working voices. For more videos like this see the ncvs s official youtube channe.
A respected vocal scientist dr. Via giphy thanks to dr. Given that phonation into a thin straw is the latest in a century old tradition of using resonance tubes with and without dipping the end of the tube into water and given that some basic acoustic and aerodynamic science has been used to explain the therapeutic effects i would like to make the journal of singing readership aware of youtube videos that have been produced for an introduction to this technique. Along with lots of other contributors he has opened up the wide scale use of this technique and now it really is a singers essential.
Yes often the larger straw works best in the beginning just to feel comfortable with the back pressure feeling. Ingo titze demonstrates an easy technique that uses a simple straw for hard working voices. We believe everyone should watch the iconic vocal straw exercise video on youtube made by dr. 8 3 billion single use plastic straws end up in the ocean each year and will never biodegrade.
Why is it so cool. Ingo titze we realized the voice straw would be the most important tool in a singer s toolbox. We have had great success with paper straws corn based plastics that will break down over time and metal straws. It is all about pressure and resistance in the throat.
Ingo titze for his recent research to back up the brilliance of straw phonation. Ingo titze at the national center for voice and speech in 2010. Titze demonstrates vocal exercises that consist of creating sounds into a straw. Background based on exceptional science and peer reviewed studies including pioneering work by voice scientist dr.
Titze s famous instructions for straw phonation straw singing are to stretch and unpress the vocal cords. The straw is a training and rehabilitation tool.