Vocal Exercises Archives - Judy Rodman https://judyrodman.com/category/vocal-exercises/ Vocal Coach • Singer • Speaker • Songwriter • Studio Producer • Podcaster Mon, 22 Apr 2024 23:06:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://judyrodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JRV-Logo-white-w-text-siteicon-c-150x150.png Vocal Exercises Archives - Judy Rodman https://judyrodman.com/category/vocal-exercises/ 32 32 PULL, Don’t PUSH SOVT Exercises for Breath Work https://judyrodman.com/pull-dont-push-sovt-exercises-for-breath-work/ https://judyrodman.com/pull-dont-push-sovt-exercises-for-breath-work/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 12:04:50 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/?p=3588 When I ask a new vocal student to show me how they do a semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT) exercise like a lip bubble or tongue trill, 99.99% of the time, they do it by pushing, or they can barely do it at all. When I show them how to pull instead of push that same... Read More » about PULL, Don’t PUSH SOVT Exercises for Breath Work

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]]> https://judyrodman.com/pull-dont-push-sovt-exercises-for-breath-work/feed/ 0 Weird Vocal Exercises That Blend Head and Chest Registers https://judyrodman.com/weird-vocal-exercises-that-blend-head-and-chest-registers/ https://judyrodman.com/weird-vocal-exercises-that-blend-head-and-chest-registers/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:54:31 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/?p=3566 Remember those voiced consonants I warned you about in a previous post? Well, today I’m going to teach you how to USE them in a very strategic set of vocal warmup exercises. Done correctly, these exercises can help you erase your vocal break, add vocal resonance, loosen vocal tension, and widen your range without vocal... Read More » about Weird Vocal Exercises That Blend Head and Chest Registers

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]]> https://judyrodman.com/weird-vocal-exercises-that-blend-head-and-chest-registers/feed/ 0 A Great Vocal Exercise For Smoothing Vocal Glitches https://judyrodman.com/a-great-vocal-exercise-for-smoothing/ https://judyrodman.com/a-great-vocal-exercise-for-smoothing/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2022 07:06:00 +0000 Today’s post is a vocal exercise demonstration I’m doing for you on both my Youtube channel and my podcast. And yes, it’s weird… Quite often I find it’s the weird vocal exercise that works the best. My colleague vocal coach Mark Thress shared this scale with me (thank you, Mark!) and I ‘morphed it’ beyond... Read More » about A Great Vocal Exercise For Smoothing Vocal Glitches

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]]> https://judyrodman.com/a-great-vocal-exercise-for-smoothing/feed/ 4 What’s Wrong With Your Vocal Warm-up? 4 Possibilities – UPDATED 2021 https://judyrodman.com/whats-wrong-with-your-vocal-warm-up/ https://judyrodman.com/whats-wrong-with-your-vocal-warm-up/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:15:00 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/whats-wrong-with-your-vocal-warm-up-4-possibilities-updated-2021/ Vocal exercises leave your throat feeling like this? STOP!! Listen & subscribe on iTunes … on Spotify … or anywhere else or… watch on Youtube. You had a sneaking suspicion that with a little work, your voice could be better than you’ve been settling for. So you decided to find some vocal exercises to improve your... Read More » about What’s Wrong With Your Vocal Warm-up? 4 Possibilities – UPDATED 2021

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]]> https://judyrodman.com/whats-wrong-with-your-vocal-warm-up/feed/ 7 How to Practice Your Voice Without Irritating the Neighbors – UPDATED https://judyrodman.com/how-to-practice-your-voice-without/ https://judyrodman.com/how-to-practice-your-voice-without/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2021 23:00:00 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/how-to-practice-your-voice-without-irritating-the-neighbors-updated-2021/ Singers sometimes need to do vocal warmups and practice songs in hotel rooms, houses shared by others or on postage stamp lots, artist dressing rooms, public bathrooms, between-set-alleys, band buses, a back corner of the venue itself. How can you do this without annoying neighbors or giving away the sound of your not-yet-warmed-up-voice? Here are some... Read More » about How to Practice Your Voice Without Irritating the Neighbors – UPDATED

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]]> https://judyrodman.com/how-to-practice-your-voice-without/feed/ 9 Help for thin, weak, hooty, lifeless, nasal and edgy voices – updated 2021 https://judyrodman.com/help-for-thin-weak-hooty-lifeless-nasal/ https://judyrodman.com/help-for-thin-weak-hooty-lifeless-nasal/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2021 02:00:00 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/help-for-thin-weak-hooty-lifeless-nasal-and-edgy-voices-updated-2021/ Let’s get some color in there! NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear.  Available also on iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon, Android apps PLEASE REVIEW at ratethispodcast.com/atv Vocal tone communicates the meaning of words carried on that tone. Having problems with the way the voice... Read More » about Help for thin, weak, hooty, lifeless, nasal and edgy voices – updated 2021

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]]> https://judyrodman.com/help-for-thin-weak-hooty-lifeless-nasal/feed/ 4 Using Toys To Teach The Lizard Brain In Vocal Lessons https://judyrodman.com/using-toys-to-teach-lizard-brain-in/ https://judyrodman.com/using-toys-to-teach-lizard-brain-in/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:19:00 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/using-toys-to-teach-the-lizard-brain-in-vocal-lessons/   Today’s post is a video in which I take a deep dive into some toys I use in vocal training. I introduce several things that can help you stop thinking so hard and just memorize sensations to put your body/mind/voice together in more efficient ways. These toys are not only instructive; they are FUN!... Read More » about Using Toys To Teach The Lizard Brain In Vocal Lessons

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]]> https://judyrodman.com/using-toys-to-teach-lizard-brain-in/feed/ 2 Introducing BALLOON Phonation Exercises https://judyrodman.com/introducing-balloon-phonation-exercises/ https://judyrodman.com/introducing-balloon-phonation-exercises/#comments Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:46:00 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/introducing-balloon-phonation-exercises/ In this post, I’m going to introduce you to a brand new type of vocal exercise I’ve developed using a balloon, an alternative to the straw phonation exercises created by voice scientist Dr. Ingo Titze. Watch the embedded video demonstration featuring my friend Mark Thress. Watch Video: How Balloon Exercises Were Developed Vocal coach Mark... Read More » about Introducing BALLOON Phonation Exercises

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]]> https://judyrodman.com/introducing-balloon-phonation-exercises/feed/ 6 Top 10 Vocal Issues a Vocal Coach Should Fix https://judyrodman.com/top-10-vocal-issues-vocal-coach-should/ https://judyrodman.com/top-10-vocal-issues-vocal-coach-should/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2018 09:10:00 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/top-10-vocal-issues-a-vocal-coach-should-fix/ ‘I can fix ya…’  NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear.  Available also on iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Android apps We put so much responsibility on those two little bands of tissue in the middle of our necks! When they don’t do... Read More » about Top 10 Vocal Issues a Vocal Coach Should Fix

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]]> https://judyrodman.com/top-10-vocal-issues-vocal-coach-should/feed/ 1 Singing Multiple Sets? Beware What You Do Between Shows! https://judyrodman.com/singing-multiple-sets-beware-what-you/ https://judyrodman.com/singing-multiple-sets-beware-what-you/#respond Sat, 05 Oct 2013 14:59:00 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/singing-multiple-sets-beware-what-you-do-between-shows/    photo by Pete Rodman If you have multiple long sets to perform, be careful to take care of your voice between sets! Here are some tips to keep vocal cords from swelling during your break. OH… and these tips work for you background vocalists and studio singers, too… anytime you need to sing for hours... Read More » about Singing Multiple Sets? Beware What You Do Between Shows!

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