Vocal Technique

Warm ups and exercises

Annette Mackey In the following exercises, every key is represented. Adjustments higher or lower should be made according to needs of the individual singer. Lip Tril: vocal conditioning and warm up exercise. Range: mid low, mid, mid high, high

4 & 4 bb
Lip Trill

Breath

b n b #n
Trill

Breath

b # b
Trill

bb ?4 4
5

b b #nn b bb
Trill

b # b

Breath

b b

Simile

b #nn b #nn

& # ? #
Trill

Breath

b bb # b # b
Trill

Breath

b n b b nn b n b b nn b #n# # b #n
Trill Breath Trill

Breath

b b
Trill

b b

Breath

b n & b #n b #nn b ?
Trill

.. # # # #
Trill Breath

Breath

Breath

..

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Vocal Technique

In the following exercises, every key is represented. Adjustments higher or lower should be made according to needs of the individual singer.

& bb ? bb

Nasal Hum: Vocal conditioning and warm up exercise. Jaw relaxed, focused buzzing humm, Range: mid low, mid, mid high

b n b b b # n b b b b # n n

bb # b # b b b b b b b

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& b b b # n n ? b b b # n n

# # b b b b

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& b b b b b nnn ? b b b b b n n n

b b b

b # n n

b b b b #nn # # # n # # # n

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b # & b # ?

# b b # n b b # n #

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Vocal Technique In the following exercises, every key is represented. Adjustments higher or lower should be made according to needs of the individual singer. Attack and breath support exercise.
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&

. . b . b . . ? b .
3 3 28

. . . . . . Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
3 3

bb b

breath

b b nn . # . . b n . . .
3 3

. . b . . . #nn b . b n
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
3 3 3

breath

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha breath

#
3 3

#
3 3

bb b bb b

b & b b
3

b b ? b
3 3 31

3 ha ha Ha ha ha ha ha

n #nn n n # n

breath

3 ha ha breath Ha ha ha ha ha

# #
3 3

3 ha ha Ha ha ha ha ha

3 3

b bbb b bbb n #nn n #nn

breath

b & b b

b b nnn b n ? b
3 ha ha ha ha ha Ha ha 3 3 34

b n nnn
3

breath

3 ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

b bb b b b
3 3 3

b b b b
3

breath

3 3 ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

b b
3

breath

# & # ?
3 3 3

b b b b

b b b b
3 3 3 3

n ##n n ##n
breath

# # # #
3 3 3 3

3 ha ha ha ha ha berath ha ha

.. ..

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha breath

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Vocal Technique

Choral unication exercise: Vowel Formation. Although this exercise is exellent for choral developement, it may also be used to increase relaxation and proper vowel formation within the individual singer. This is a mid-range exercise.

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& ?

Mah May Mee Moh

#
Moo

# #

Mah May Mee Moh

# #

Moo

Mah May Mee Moh

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& ?

etc.

Moo

Mah May Mee Moh

Moo

# #

# #

Mah May Mee Moh

# #

Moo

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Vocal Technique Resonance, breath control, and attack exercise. This exercise may be helpful in strengthening the break between the middle and upper middle voice: between c2 and e2 in the female voice. During t he lower portion of the exercise, the singer should attempt perfect resonance. The goal is to keep that feeling or placement in the staccato segment.

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&

Zay

Ha ha ha ha ha

. . . . . . . .

ha ha ha ha ha

. . . . . . . .

Zay

?
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& b b b b
Zay

. b . . b . b b . b . b . . b b . n . . b .
Ha ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha ha

. b . b . b . b . b . . b b . b . . b . .
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

b b b b
Zay

? b b b b
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b b b b #
Zay

& #
Zay

? #
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. n . . b .

. . b . .

& b b b ? b b b
Zay

. . b . . b

. . . b . . b
Ha ha ha ha ha

. b . . . b
ha ha ha ha ha

# b b b b b b # #
Zay Zay

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& # # ? # #
Zay

. # . . . # #
Ha ha

. b . . . b

. # . . # . #
ha ha

. . # . # # . . . # # . # .
ha ha ha ha ha

ha

# #

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Vocal Technique

Range extension and agility exercise. Each key has been represented. Adjustments lower or higher may be necessary for individual singer. This exercise is best utilized in combination with a kinesthetic gesture that adds a punctuation to the accent, thus freeing the voice. Example: the singer may mimic throwing a Frisbee or shooting a basketball.
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> & . . Yo - ho > . ? . > . # & # . > . # . ? #

Yo ho

b .

b> . b b b b b b . b
Yo ho

b> . b b b b b

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b .

b> . b b b b .
Yo ho

b> . b b

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> . # # # # # & . > . # # # # # . ?

Yo ho

Yo

> . b . > . b .
ho

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& b .

b> . b b b b b b b . ? b
Yo ho
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b> . b b b b b b

Yo ho

. # . #

b. b b b b b & b
Yo

? b
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b. b b b b
ho

. # # #
Yo ho

b b

. # # # b. b
ho

. # # # & . # # # ?
Yo ho

b. b b b
Yo

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. .# # # # # # 3 & 8 . .# # # # # # ? 3 8
Yo ho Yo ho

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Vocal Technique Range extension, agility, and breath support exercise. Although every key has been represented, adjustments higher or lower may be needed for the individual singer.

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j 3 & 8 j j
Bel la sen

4 > 4 4 4 >
o

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j ?3 8 J
Bel la

ra

3 8 3 8

3 j j b j 4 b > & 8 b 4
sen

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? 3 b b 8 J J J
Bel la

3 j j j & 8 #
sen

4 4

b>
o

b b b b b b b b b b b b

ra

3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8

4 4
o

? 3 # 8 J J 104 j 3 & 8 b j
Bel la

? 3 b 8 J
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j 3 & 8 j # J
Bel la

b J J

b J

sen

4 b 4 4 4 b
o

4 4

# # # #

ra

b b b b b b # # # # # # # # # #

ra

3 8 3 8

sen

4 > 4 4 4 >
o

# ?3 8 J J

ra

3 8 3 8

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3 j j &8 J ?3 8 J J J
Bel la

sen

4 > 4 4 4 >
o

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b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b

ra

3 8 3 8

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3 j b & 8 b b J J b b b ?3 8 J J J
Bel la

sen

> 4 b 4 4 4 b>
o

ra

3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8

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3 j &8 J J ?3 J 8 J J
Bel la

sen

> 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 >
o

# #

ra

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j b 3 & 8 b J J b ? 3 b J 8 J J
Bel la

b> b>
o

b b b b b b b b b b
ra

sen

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3 j # &8 J J # ?3 8 J J J
Bel la

sen

> 4 4 4 4 >
o

# # # # # #
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&3 8 b J J J b ?3 J J J 8
Bel la

sen

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

b> b>
o

b b b b
ra

3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8

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3 # # &8 J J J # # ?3 8 J J J
Bel la

>
o >

# # # # # # # # # # # #
ra

sen

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3 &8 J J J ?3 8 J J J
Bel la

>
o >

ra

sen

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Using resonance to build a bridge. The singer should try to maintain correct placement as she sings the different vowels. The goal is to smooth the area between the voices or vocal break. In essence, for those singers with a hole in the voice, we are trying to strengthen this area through proper resonance, as if we are building a bridge. This is a mid to upper mid range exercsie.
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& b b ? b b

Oo ee oo ee

oo ee oo ee

b b

oo

ee.

Oo ee oo ee

# # # #

oo ee oo ee

oo

ee.

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& b ? b

Oo ee oo ee

oo ee oo ee

oo

ee.

b b b b b b b b b b
Oo ee oo ee oo ee oo ee

oo

ee.

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& ?

oo ee oo ee

Oo ee oo ee

oo

ee.

b b b b
Oo ee oo ee

b b
oo ee oo ee

ee.

b b

oo

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Using resonance to build a bridge. The singer should try to maintain correct placement as she sings the different vowels. The goal is to smooth the area between the voices or vocal break. In essence, for those singers with a hole in the voice, we are trying to strengthen this area through proper resonance, as if we are building a bridge. This is a mid to upper mid range exercsie. The pronunciation of the "n" should resemble the spanish n with a ~ above it. The "a" sound should be the same vowel as the "a" in cat.

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& b b b ? b b b
Nya nya nya nya

nya

Nya nya nya nya

# # # #

nya

Nya nya nya nya

b b

nya

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& ?

b b b b b b b b b b
Nya nya nya nya

Nya nya nya nya

nya

nya

# # # # # # # # # #
Nya nya nya nya

nya

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& ?

Nya

#
nya

nya

nya

b
Nya

nya

nya

b b
nya

nya

nya

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