Resonance
"It has been said that speech differs from song as walking from dancing. Speech may be called the prose, and song the poetry of vocalization." - Dr. Thomas Fillebrown
Resonance: Definitions
People ask me all the time about how I get a beautiful tone out of my voice. Part of the the answer involves relaxation and resonance and understanding why they work together.
Kenneth Sipley gives an overview of voice basics with a good section on resonance about a third of the way down his page.
Eric Frey, a professional vocal coach, has put together a great page explaining resonance in simple terms.
This is a great project that's been put together by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, a division of the National Institutes of Health. Scroll to the bottom of the page and follow the resonance video link, but have fun with the interactive screen first. Lots of great information presented in an easy and fun way.
Paul Mason, a voice teacher in Toronto, Canada, gives an easy to understand overview of what resonance is and why it is important for good vocal production.
Resonance Resources
This book, "Resonance in Singing and Speaking," is an amazing free and downloadable e-book provided by "Project Gutenberg", written by former Harvard physician and lecturer, Thomas Fillebrown, M.C., D.M.D. It has 85+ pages of important information about the voice, with an important context for its understanding today.
The Watergate Voice Foundation has put together a detailed site about how the voice works and includes diagrams and definitions of resonance that can be useful.
Related terms:resonance, secondary vibrations, vibrations, vibration, sound waves, secondary soundwave, bony structure of head, bones, head bones, sinus cavities, nasal passages, teeth
