[78-L] Yodeling

Jeff Lichtman jeff at swazoo.com
Sat Jan 2 14:45:10 PST 2010


>The late Genoa Keawe was known for being able to hold a falsetto note
>indefinitely. She used the same circular breathing technique that sax
>players use to do the same thing. It's quite a trick.
>Mal

I don't see how this is possible. Circular breathers hold air in 
their mouths while breathing in through their noses. Since the vocal 
chords are in the throat, how could one vocalize using only one's mouth?


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