a revelation

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hi folks, you know how every once in a while you read or hear something said in slightly different way and all of a sudden a light goes off in your head.

well, here's what i discovered this weekend ....being one of those lucky guys who was not blessed with a terrific profile (i have a bit of a receding chin), i started to think that perhaps i might have better tonality and a more open throat if i dropped my jaw and jutted it forward just a bit as if i had a normal chin.

i thought perhaps my chin might impede my voice.

then i thought that if visualized my mouth and throat in the shape of the letter "c" not rounded but an angular "c" i might position my mouth and throat better.

well i went out to karaoke and tried to sing this way and believe me it worked. it's a subtle shift of my chin up and out a bit and i felt more freedom and ease of singing.

what's your take on that?

[jonpall]

I think you're wrong, although I'm not 100% sure. But f.ex. the CVT book talks about that you should never ever protrude your chin forward as that might cause tension in your throat. Anyone else like to chime in?

[gracesong]

I agree. I think jutting the chin out causes all sorts of tension, both under the chin and in the throat and surrounding musculature.

[Steven Fraser]

well i went out to karaoke and tried to sing this way and believe me it worked. it's a subtle shift of my chin up and out a bit and i felt more freedom and ease of singing.

what's your take on that?

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VIDEO.. If jutting your jaw forward was easier.... then I would suggest there was restricting tension already, and the small motion you made required you to release that tension.

As others have said, a jutting jaw is probably not the best idea. However, a 'dropped' jaw (which happens when the TMJ is unlocked) is quite desirable. It creates space in the mouth.

Here is something you can try.... do your Jaw-jutt gently in front of a mirror, and see how far down the back of your jaw (the angle right in front of the ears) goes. Sing a note, and while you do, let the front of the jaw move downward + back just a little, to a place where you don't feel tension holding the jaw or stiffness in the tongue anywhere.

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VIDEO.. If jutting your jaw forward was easier.... then I would suggest there was restricting tension already, and the small motion you made required you to release that tension.

As others have said, a jutting jaw is probably not the best idea. However, a 'dropped' jaw (which happens when the TMJ is unlocked) is quite desirable. It creates space in the mouth.

Here is something you can try.... do your Jaw-jutt gently in front of a mirror, and see how far down the back of your jaw (the angle right in front of the ears) goes. Sing a note, and while you do, let the front of the jaw move downward + back just a little, to a place where you don't feel tension holding the jaw or stiffness in the tongue anywhere.

steve,

thanks as always....the jaw position is a subtle shift forward and down, as if i had a normal chin (lol)

it really helped and the notes felt more open and resonant when i went for the "to" word in "a change in gonna come"....."it's been toooooo hard livin'.......recently at a karaoke bar.

[ronws]

I have an uncharacteristically short reply. Don't worry about your face profile. Rob Halford has a receding chin. He just hides with his beard.

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I have an uncharacteristically short reply. Don't worry about your face profile. Rob Halford has a receding chin. He just hides with his beard.

ha ha, steve perry does too!