I’d like to buy a vowel

But first, what are vowels? You may remember learning about vowels at school being A E I O U and sometimes Y. You are right, these are all vowels in the english alphabet. But perhaps I should be more specific and say vowel sounds, or even speech sounds, instead of just vowels. As singers we spend a lot of time breaking down words into their different sounds in order to sing them properly and with greater ease.