'Mouthpieces'
In the Mouthpieces, the voice is used as an instrument of sound production rather than as a vehicle of identity. Linguistic meaning is not the voice’s goal.

The construction of the vocal text is often based on linguistic structure—vowel-consonant formation and the principle of the allophone—and is relatively quiet, with a high percentage of breath.

The Mouthpieces presuppose a state of listening. They engage physiology rather than psychology.

The construction of the vocal text is relatively quiet, (thus needing amplification): “lightness, and merging, about formlessness.”

The Mouthpieces presuppose a state of listening. They engage physiology rather than psychology. The construction of the vocal text is relatively quiet, (thus needing amplification) with a high percentage of breath: “lightness, and merging, about formlessness.“
Date: 18 November 2024, 16:00 (Monday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Venue: Faculty of Music, St Aldate's OX1 1DB
Venue Details: Online
Speaker: Erin Gee
Organising department: Faculty of Music
Organisers: Professor Martyn Harry (University of Oxford), Professor Jennifer Walshe (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: events@music.ox.ac.uk
Part of: <speaks>
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/speaks-with-erin-gee
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Laura Howorth