Friday, July 08, 2005
So THAT'S the secret!
According to a recent study, the trick to really good didgeridoo playing has to do with what's going on inside the player's mouth.
The researchers discovered that the opening of the glottis -- the part of the larynx that contains the vocal cords -- was the key. "We conclude that a major difference between a novice and an experienced player is a learned, but usually subconscious ability to reduce the glottal opening," said Joe Wolfe, who headed the research team, in the science journal Nature.Our piano teacher collects instruments from all over the world, and so we've actually all gotten to try her didgeridoo. All I could manage was a sound that was somewhere between a colossal fart and a dying water buffalo, plus I very nearly REALLY FARTED in the process. Next time I'll try to exercise proper glottal control, that must be the key...
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Haha! I always find it best to blow rasberries (wait that sounds bad) while almost humming to vibrate your vocal cords.
That sounds like very sexual musical advice.
That sounds like very sexual musical advice.
Hey Jen, Just to let you know that the new counter you have on here (the one that shows all the country flags of your visitors) really messes up my 'puter.
Is this the instrument that makes that "bawww wah" sounding noise that they used for Survivor Australia theme?
Is this the instrument that makes that "bawww wah" sounding noise that they used for Survivor Australia theme?
I always loved the sound of that instrument. Thanks for the information and the interesting post. Well done.
I will try that, Lauren.
I don't know, Interstellar, I guess that's a government job?
Renee, yes, it should, when it doesn't sound all farty.
Pia, fear not! All of us here at the horde regularly practice proper farting. Just not in front of the piano teacher (at least not me. She swears there's something about her bench that causes all the kids see teaches to become gassy.)
Julie, yep, I'm classy, that's why mom and dad like me best!
Thanks CC! I always like to see you in here :-)
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I don't know, Interstellar, I guess that's a government job?
Renee, yes, it should, when it doesn't sound all farty.
Pia, fear not! All of us here at the horde regularly practice proper farting. Just not in front of the piano teacher (at least not me. She swears there's something about her bench that causes all the kids see teaches to become gassy.)
Julie, yep, I'm classy, that's why mom and dad like me best!
Thanks CC! I always like to see you in here :-)
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