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by David Valks · English · Arts & Books
A series of short vocal warm-ups and workouts for singers who want to exercise their voice. These can be your daily drills or you may want to dip in and out when your voice needs a bit of a workout. As well as the vocal warm-ups, there will also be specific exercises such as articulation, dynamic
12 Jan 2025 · 19 min
I'm back! It's been a long time between episodes but I'm thrilled to be back with you. This warm-up is a great all-rounder. It starts nice and gentle and covers all the bases. Enjoy and keep singing!
14 Apr 2021 · 14 min
Finding and building resonance is incredibly important in singing and speaking. We really can shape our tone and build power without doing any damage to the vocal folds or having to 'push' too hard. If you want to read more about resonance, check out this great article - https://www.voicescienceworks.org/resonance.html We do 4 different exercises in this episode... 1. Mmmmmmm-ahhhhhh, mmmmmmm-aaaaayyyyyyyy, mmmmmm-eeeeeeee (harder to write than sing) 2. Yawn to access our lower notes 3. Bee, bee, bee focusing on the strong buh of the B sound 4. Nyah - like the sound new but with an ahh on…
E3 · 26 Mar 2021 · 21 min
This is an epic episode for those of you who have a bit more time on your hands or those who want a really good warm-up before a lesson or a performance. We cover a really wide range of exercises to help with breath, placement, agility, shaping the vocal tract, articulation and much much more! 1.5 Octave Scale to mum, mum, mum 5 Note Scale - choose your own vowel sound with a B consonant - bah, bee, bae, boo, bye, boh etc 5th Jump - NG sound sliding into and Ahhh then sliding back down on the Ahhhh Many Men - to the William Tell Overture Balla Signora 5 note scale descending - using the…
19 Mar 2021 · 9 min
Vocal Warm-up for Kids (or the young at heart) You don't have to be a kid to do these exercises. They are pretty fun so feel free to join in! In this episode we have 4 exercises: Many Men, Many Men - to the William Tell Overture! My Mother Makes Me Mash My Mini M&Ms on a Monday Morning - oooohhh ahh (it's a classic but a goody) My Car has Flat Tyres C Major Scale to Butterfly on the way up and Caterpillar on the way down. Enjoy! Find out more about me or book a trial lesson here - www.dvss.com.au
E4 · 12 Mar 2021 · 11 min
Welcome back! In this 10 minute episode, we really give your tongue a good workout. We start with the 5 note scale humming, whilst making a chewing motion with your mouth. We then do a fantastic tongue workout routine that will really help you reach your goals with articulation as well as helping you to release some of that tongue tension, which can be very problematic. Then we look at the following exercise: The Tip of the Tongue and the Lips and the Teeth It's certainly a mouthful, but that's the point. Thanks for tuning in. Enjoy www.dvss.com.au
3 Mar 2021 · 10 min
This episode is around 10 minutes and is packed with exercises to work different parts of the vocal tract: 1. Fracatives - were specifically used JJJJ, ZZZZ and VVVVV 2. 1.5 Octave scale using a dopey 'mum' sound 3. C major scale working the articulators with - Red Leather/Yellow Leather, Butterfly/Caterpillar and Better Butter I hope that you find this useful. Visit www.dvss.com.au for more info
E2 · 3 Mar 2021 · 8 min
This is a quick workout if you are pushed for time. We use 3 exercises: Octave arpeggio using your straw or to a humming sound 1.5 octave scale using a lip trill or tongue trill Sustaining vowel sounds to one note If you have any questions just reach me at www.dvss.com.au
24 Feb 2021 · 12 min
In this episode we look at 3 SOVT exercises to help strengthen the voice. Read more about SOVT exercises here - https://www.voicescienceworks.org/sovt-exercises.html It's a great idea to buy yourself a reusable straw as we will often do exercises with the straw in our vocal warm-ups and workouts. If you are keen to learn more about me or to book a trial lesson please visit www.dvss.com.au If you have any questions or comments, please email [email protected]
A series of short vocal warm-ups and workouts for singers who want to exercise their voice. These can be your daily drills or you may want to dip in and out when your voice needs a bit of a workout. As well as the vocal warm-ups, there will also be specific exercises such as articulation, dynamic
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