By connecting words or by modifying a consonant, one can maintain pitch even on a consonant that usually would be noise and a transient only.
An easy consonant to make a pitch on is an “s.”
Turn a white noisy “s” into a more pitchy “z.”
Here is a good example:
Take a listen to Frank Sinatra’s “A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square.”
@ 0:32 he say’s “There were Angels dining at the Ritz.” I love how he sings “…Angelszzdining…” Now there is an audible pitch on both the S and D. Also, I like how he scoops the D with a little “nnn” sound before it.
A couple more modifications:
Add “nnn” to a D will allow pitch to heard on a D.
Add “mmm” to a B will allow pitch to heard on a B.
These may be obvious after you start to point them out but now that we are aware of them we can start to consciously use them to our advantage.
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