Ep.172 Understanding Acoustic Registers with Ken Bozeman

Singing Teachers Talk

Vocal pedagogy expert Ken Bozeman returns to the podcast, joining Alexa to explore laryngeal vs. acoustic registration, how vowel modification impacts vocal range, and the role of sensory feedback in refining vocal technique.

KEY MOMENTS

"Laryngeal registration deals with how the vocal folds are shaped for pitch, while acoustic registration is determined by the relationship between the pitch being sung and the potential harmonics of that pitch."

"In non-classical styles, the goal is to keep the entire range as speech-like as possible, which may involve compromises due to the different paint set of each pitch."

"Open timbre in acoustic terms is more oral. You feel it in the mouth."

"Attitude, is it an emotion or is it an attitude?”

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• (Podcast) Singing Teachers Talk: Ep.146 How to Understand and Apply Vocal Acoustic Pedagogy with Ken Bozeman
• The work of Ingo Titze
• The work of Ian Howell
• (Podcast) Singing Teachers Talk: Ep.167 Understanding Nasality and Perception in the Singing Voice with Dr Nicholas Perna
• Wolfgang Saus: https://www.oberton.org/en/
• (Book) Voice is FREE After SOVT by Karin Titze Cox & Ingo Titze
• (Podcast) Singing Teachers Talk: Ep.170 Understanding the Science of SOVTs: In Conversation with Ingo Titze & Karin Titze Cox
• Approximate First Formant Locations from Ken Bozeman: http://www.kenbozeman.com/formant-location.php
• Kaya Herstad-Carney: kayamusic.com
• (Podcast) Singing Teachers Talk: Ep.103 How to ‘Measure’ a Singer with Kaya Herstad-Carney
• Voce Vista: https://www.vocevista.com/
• The work of Donald Miller

ABOUT THE GUEST

Kenneth Bozeman, BM, MM, is a Professor Emeritus of Music, having taught at Lawrence University for 42 years. He holds degrees from Baylor University and the University of Arizona and studied in Munich. He authored "Practical Vocal Acoustics" and "Kinesthetic Voice Pedagogy." Bozeman’s students have performed with major opera companies worldwide. He is a noted expert in vocal acoustics and continues to present at international conferences.
Guest Website http://www.kenbozeman.com/

• Get Ken’s book ‘Practical Vocal Acoustics’ here: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538174647/Practical-Vocal-Acoustics-Pedagogic-Applications-for-Teachers-and-Singers
• Get Ken’s book ‘Kinesthetic Voice Pedagogy 2’ here: https://www.voxped.com/KVP2.html

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