I've heard choir directors including myself say, "sing tall vowels" over and over again. And I have observed many students who think they are but are not. Here is a neat trick I recently learned from a seasoned veteran.
Have them work for a bigger vocal space: "Open your mouth". Teach them that the mouth is a megaphone and the more sound they want, the better the shape they will have to make. Have them put their index finger right in front of their ear-tab that covers their ear-hole. When they cover their ear-tabs and drop the jaw, they should feel a big hole open up. As they sing, the hole they feel in front of their ear-tab should remain, if they keep their jaws open.
This should give singers a clear useful gauge as to how much space they are creating.
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