And on blended vowels, like "they", you sing theh.......ee, not thay-a-a-a-a-a-a-ay.

Rain = Reh...................een, not ray-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ane.

Flower = Flah.............oh..oor, not flowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwr.

Look for the ah, eh, ih, oh, uh.

In fact the consonant comes on the beginning of the NEXT beat, not the end of the one where you are singing the vowel(s).

Juh....stsih....nglike this:

You are my suh- n'shi, nMy only suh- n'shine....

Also, if singing harmony or in choral form, you don't have to sing thih...............ssssssss with multiple, uncoordinated sibilances. You can all sing thih.......ts. Out in the audience they don't hear the t-- they just hear the crisp, unison closure of the s.

~Susan