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sarahnagell

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Mar 13, 2006 13:27

This morning I got up early so I could read an instruction manual on overtone singing. I then practiced into my computer from 10AM to 1 PM and discovered the following nifty details:

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obiegrrl March 13 2006, 13:54:00 UTC

i can sing a kind of overtone star-spangled banner (in mixolydian of course), but i'm pretty sure i'm the only one who can hear them -- i think actually projecting them over the fundamental is a lot harder than making them.

sarahnagell March 13 2006, 19:30:01 UTC

You're so nifty. I'd really like to hear that, actually.

One way to make them louder, BTW is to send more air through your nose as well as through your mouth. The more nasal and nasty the tone is, the easier the overtones are to hear.

yoru_no_tori March 13 2006, 19:16:20 UTC

MITSUKETA!!!! i knew you had a livejournal somewhere. its just taken me this long to find it. now, if only sean and charlotte would start livejournals...*sigh* its ryn btw. and when did u end up in NORWAY!? *runs off to friend u*

sarahnagell March 13 2006, 19:25:38 UTC

OMG. It's been ages. How are you?

yoru_no_tori March 13 2006, 19:28:19 UTC

Currently buried in half a foot of snow. ^_^ I'm doing okay. Trying to find the ever-illusive job.

sarahnagell March 14 2006, 00:33:27 UTC

only half of a foot? Lucky you. I live in rural Norway in the mountains ;) The sno here is not expected to clear up until May.