Episode 035 | Tara B | Handy Exercises for the Performing Singer

The Engaging Voice

Today is an episode where YOU get to sing. Whether you are on your way to audition, warming up to sing in a choir, or doing cool downs after singing at a gig, this episode will be perfect for your voice to keep up optimum health! Tara includes SOVT’s, vocalises for flexibility, and a special blend of exercises for maximum effect on maintaining a strong, rich, sonorous voice.

Exercises that are SOVT:

1. Straw exercise: 1-3-5-4-2-7-1-3-5-4-2-7-1
2. Lip buzz or rolled r’s: 1-5-1 (slides)
3. Hums: 1-3-5-8-7-5-4-2-1 (slowly at first then speed up)

Easy vocalizing exercises:

4. 5-4-3-2- (zing zing zing zing) 1-3-5-3-1 (zee—ee—much faster)
5. Oo 1-2-3-4-5-3-1
6. Yodel—ah: 1-5-3-8-5-3-1

bah—ah or bah bah bah, etc

Flexibility

7. 1-2-1-3-1-4-1-5-1-6-1-7-1-8 and then back down on an “ah”
8. Sing “ee” on half scale, then full scale, then scale plus arpeggio back down 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 etc.

Synthezied blends of staccato/legato:

9. Ha ha 1-3-5-3-1-4-6-4-1-3-5-3-1-4-6-4-1-3-5-3-1

(staccato) (legato). (staccato)

11. Ya 1———2-3-4-5-6-7-8—5—1

Ha ha ha

12. 5—3—1-3-5-8-7-5-4-2-1

Mm—ah………ha ha ha ha ha

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