Overtone Music Network

a common space & database for harmonic overtones

Singing is not merely a question of 'hitting notes' but to turn your body into an organic musical instrument. Through the years I have met professional singers - rhythmically as well as classically trained - who had hardly any conscious experience of how the resonance works in the body. Simply by changing the pitch, the volume and the wowel quality, the resonance in the body will change. My stage colleague through several years has studied the intricate Indian classical teachings and has an ability to consciously move the sound in the body to a degree that most western trained singers find hard to believe. The following exercise is very simple:
Find a pleasant pitch and intonate a humming sound the resonance of which you try to move around along with your hands:
Mouth- neck- cheek- collarbone- top of the head- chest.
The path can be seen at the spiral which I added to Albrecht Dürers (1471-1528) human proportion study. Maybe more interesting is that Dürer himself added the harmonic length proportions as measure to the far left: 1/1- 1/2- 1/3- 1/4- 1/5-...

This content has been seen 101 times

Comment

You need to be a member of OMN to add comments. Sign up, it's free!

Join Overtone Music Network

Sponsored by:

Latest Activity

A blog post by Jens Mügge was featured
Nov 14
Alexey Маrtynov joined a group
Nov 7
Sukadev Bretz posted a video

Mantra for good & happiness | Karpur Gauram by Shivapriya from Mantra Circle

Karpura-gauram KarunavataramSamsara-saram Bhujagendra-haramSada Vasantam HridayaravindeBhavam Bhavani-sahitam Namamicomplete notes & chords:https://mein.yoga...
Nov 1
Jens Ickert posted an event
Oct 22
Galda & Mügge updated their profile
Oct 22
Galda & Mügge is now a member of OMN ...

Welcome Galda & Mügge!
Oct 22
Jens Mügge commented on the event 'Klangwelten – Obertonkonzert'
Oct 21
Toralf Friesecke posted an event
Thumbnail

Weißer Gesang Workshop at Bürgerhaus Christuskirche

October 26, 2024 all day
Oct 12
Jens Mügge updated an event
Thumbnail

Klangwelten – Obertonkonzert at FREISTIL - Kunst-Studio

October 19, 2024 from 7:30pm to 9:15pm
Oct 12
Toralf Friesecke updated their profile
Oct 9
Toralf Friesecke is now in contact with Jens Mügge
Oct 9
Toralf Friesecke is now a member of OMN ...

Welcome Toralf Friesecke!
Oct 8

© 2007 - 2024   Legal Notice - Privacy Policy - Sponsored by Yoga Vidya, Germany -   Powered by

 |  Support | Privacy  |  Terms of Service