voice training
Suggested 2× daily warmup
All optional, do whatever you
need
Flat notes - aim for 233 Hz (A#3)
Glides - up to comfortable note, try not to go below
156 Hz (D#3)
Can do in semi-supine if you want
Stretching / release
These are good to practice even if you
don't end up voice training
- - Face stretches
- - Yawn
- 3 × shoulder rolls
- 5 × tongue circles each direction
- - Count from 1-10 with tongue sticking out
Warm up lip trills
Do each until you're out of breath
- 2 × long VOICELESS lip trills
- 2 × flat note lip trills at anchor
- 2 × lip trill waves (up and down in pitch)
Vocal Function Exercises (VFE)
Round 'wi' OR through a straw
- 3 × flat pitch at anchor
- 3 × glide up in pitch
- 3 × glide down in pitch
Altered Focus of Resonance (AFR)
Long buzzy hum, concentrating the vocal energy at the front of your
mouth
Tip: add lip spreading 😊
- 2 × flat pitch at anchor
- 1 × waves up and down
Chant these vowels at anchor:
2 × maahm - meeem - meerm - maawm - mooom
2 × vaahv - veeev - veerv - vaawv - vooov
Expressive Resonance
"Emotional expression"
Make sure
movements are exaggerated and words clearly enunciated
Pant like a little dog - lead into 'hey! hey! hey!'
Say these words forward in the mouth - with a sharp, pointed tongue
tip:
3 × Mate
3 × Bate
3 × Might
3 × Bite
Say the following × 3:
With nasal resonance: 'Mine all mine!'
With oral resonance: 'I'm sweet, sweet, sweet'