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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4471364, member: 2844&quot;]The glottal stop is a sudden closing of the vocal cords. It is used in some languages and dialects.</p><p>Anyone who watches British series or movies and has heard a London (Cockney) accent, will have heard it. For instance when they say bottle, which sounds like bo-el.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is also used in singing, especially techniques that are derived from certain types of European folk music. My singing teacher said it would ruin my vocal chords if I did it too much.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/confused.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The most beautiful example of a whole range of glottal stops is this song by the amazing Bulgarian singer Maria Karafezieva, accompanied by one of my musical faves, Ivo Papasov on clarinet.</p><p>Maria goes from regular Bulgarian vibrato to glottal stop singing and back in an &quot;OMG&quot; way.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]DVMv6t5DQcM[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Some nice Bulgarian costumes as well.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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