VOCAL WARM UPS:
Students must become self-motivated for a group to become successful. Vocal warm-ups are essential for the developing artist/musician. Regardless of what instrument one plays, warming up the vocals helps improve intonation, rhythm, ear-training, as well as overall musicianship. The best way to get the most out of your voice is to learn to breathe properly. It is also the most effective way to start a warm-up.
Students must become self-motivated for a group to become successful. Vocal warm-ups are essential for the developing artist/musician. Regardless of what instrument one plays, warming up the vocals helps improve intonation, rhythm, ear-training, as well as overall musicianship. The best way to get the most out of your voice is to learn to breathe properly. It is also the most effective way to start a warm-up.
- Start with your feet shoulder width apart, knees relaxing, and arms hanging loosely. Take a deep diaphragmatic breath and allow yourself to drop forward at the waist as you exhale. Roll back up and repeat, this time adding a sound as you inhale. Repeat several more times, getting louder each time.
- Lip trills- Vibrate your lips, making engine sounds, taking the pitch up and down.
- Massage the side of the jaw, and do neck rolls to release any tension you hold there.
- Standing upright, breathing deeply, slowly and with control, start repeating "Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha, almost as if you are panting. Make sure you are breathing with your diaphragm so your chest does not go up and down too drastically.