I believe there are two reasons to warm up your voice. To coordinate your body/mind/voice… practicing and developing the muscle memory that enables the basic vocal technique triangle of breath/throat/communication synergy. To give your voice a physical workout… get blood flowing through the tissues, interstitial fluid pumped out, and muscle stamina increased. To accomplish these… Read More » about Vocal Warm Ups: Two Vital Reasons To Do Them
Vocal Exercises
The Ribcage Stretch for the Voice
I recently happened to find a great stretch for the upper back for singers and have been asked what it was, so here you go! Why we need this stretch: In the middle of your upper spine is a point which is very important to the voice because of what it does for your breath… Read More » about The Ribcage Stretch for the Voice
Loosening a tight jaw: two specific tips
I wanted to add this information today for Nav’s benefit – Two specific tips for loosening the jaw: 1. Let the jaw open like a monkey wrench, not like pliers. Put your knuckle between your molars on one side and try to sing like that until the jaw loosens. 2. Let the jaw move SLOWLY… Read More » about Loosening a tight jaw: two specific tips
Vocal Aerobics- the importance of physical exercise
I have a new understanding to offer you for the phrase “Move it or Lose it!” Think of the word “it” as meaning “voice”. If you sing according to Power, Path & Performance principles, you’ll notice you don’t get vocally tired. You’ll also notice that you do get physically tired! That’s because singing correctly will… Read More » about Vocal Aerobics- the importance of physical exercise
Performance is not a vocal exercise
OK, I’m going back to my novice training in golf (bless my poor husband) to bring out yet another golf/vocal parallel: There is an important difference between vocal exercises and performance. A singer must make this distinction clear to turn a performance into a heart-moving event. Vocal exercises, like other athletic skills training, do two… Read More » about Performance is not a vocal exercise