Combining soft palate, vocal folds and neck movement
Add side-to-side neck movements to soft palate and vocal fold changes, controlling each part independently.
▶ First, watch the movement in the video
Check the technique, then move on to the explanation and audio examples.
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[Beginner 03] Combining soft palate, vocal folds and neck movementOpen on YouTube ↗
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WHY THIS LESSON
Why practice this?
What you will learnAdd side-to-side neck movements to soft palate and vocal fold changes, controlling each part independently.
Once you can do Beginner 02 comfortably, practice doing it while moving your neck.
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LESSON GUIDE
Exercises and key points
Combining neck, soft palate and vocal folds
Teacher
Keep your neck moving slowly while practicing the soft palate and vocal fold combinations from Beginner 02: nose only, nose and mouth, and mouth only, each with Goo, Choki and Paa voices.
Teacher
If adding neck movement feels difficult, you can return to Introductory lessons 08–10 for more practice.
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LISTEN & TRY
Listen to the examples and try
Keep the volume low and play the examples one at a time to hear the differences between the voices.
Nose only (mmm) — GooMale voice
Nose only (mmm) — GooFemale voice
Nose only (mmm) — PaaMale voice
Nose only (mmm) — PaaFemale voice
Nose only (mmm) — ChokiMale voice
Nose only (mmm) — ChokiFemale voice
Nose and mouth (mm-eh) — GooMale voice
Nose and mouth (mm-eh) — GooFemale voice
Nose and mouth (mm-eh) — PaaMale voice
Nose and mouth (mm-eh) — PaaFemale voice
Nose and mouth (mm-eh) — ChokiMale voice
Nose and mouth (mm-eh) — ChokiFemale voice
Mouth only (eh) — GooMale voice
Mouth only (eh) — GooFemale voice
Mouth only (eh) — PaaMale voice
Mouth only (eh) — PaaFemale voice
Mouth only (eh) — ChokiMale voice
Mouth only (eh) — ChokiFemale voice