Singer and Singing Teacher
Lilli Lehmann laments that nasal resonance is often neglected.
Today I made a sound file of ‘ng’. I practice ‘ng’ throughout my vocal range. If I concentrate on my happy surprise breath, onset and support then I feel what Lilli Lehmann calls ‘whirling currents’.
Here are a pair of ‘i’ vowels without nasality and a pair with nasality. I hope you agree with me that the second pair has more warmth than the first. This is because I added nasal resonance to the second pair of ‘i’ vowels.
I am a classical singer and guitarist. I have created a project called 'The Lilli Lehmann Project'. The project, lasting from 2020 until 2023, aims to refresh my voice and prepare me to be a singing teacher. The scope of the project is that I am studying Lilli Lehmann's singing book, bibliography, recordings and her reviews, as well as other historical vocal pedagogy. I have chosen this platform in order to blog about my discoveries, demonstrate techniques and exercises, and perform pieces of music. I have done so because I wish to be transparent. I think that if a student is prepared to learn from me then I should stand up to public scrutiny. View more posts
Deborah Wai Kapohe