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boca

Names
English boca
English mouth pitch
English oral resonance
Japanese 口腔共鳴
Properties
Articulation pitch
Shake Length n/a
Parent Techniques
Difficulty easy
Prevalence standard
Position
Start n/a
End n/a
Glyph Notation
Glyph (front)
Glyph (left cheek)
Glyph (right cheek)
Usage always placed above glyph affecting the pitch of
Dynamics
Volume n/a
Range n/a
Ease n/a
History
Source unknown
Location of Origin West Africa
Date of Origin unknown
Influences n/a
Signature Players n/a

Changing pitch of asalato using mouth.

Place mouth at the contact point. Higher pitch is produced through less space inside mouth. Lower pitch is produced through more space inside mouth.

individual examples


knock (out position)

knock (flip position)

sound quality


Experiment to find the best placement for the clearest sound, which will vary between players. Placing the mouth at the contact point allows for more resonance.

variations


snap click (front)

snap click (cheek)

flip-flop

den-den

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