November 2025
"Awe" for the Ladies!
Because our jaw must drop open for higher notes (otherwise the thyroid cartilage cannot go down), the ladies in the singing group need to focus on using the mouth shape for "awe" as soon as they get to the area of C5 (C above Middle C) for the best resonance.
Physics and physicality require us to modify our words when singing higher.
For example, from South Pacific, the last line of "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy" (those same words) are sung in that C5 area, so must be modified:
"Awe'm in l"awe"ve wehth a W"awe"nduhful G"awe"y!"