Tips this week deal with the important aspects of Warming-up a Voice. An actual reason for doing an exercise should always be understood!
1. A warm-up routine should be viewed as a ‘wake-up’ call for the muscles that are used in singing, preparing the muscular systems for work.
2. First: Silently Laugh for 10 seconds, maintaining a loose jaw & tongue to build Retraction of False Vocal Folds, counteracting Constriction.
3. Second: Use well informed physical exercises to isolate & build the muscles of BREATHING & SUPPORT, as well as the neck Sternocleidomastoids.
4. Third: Use well informed silent & vocal exercises which isolate & exercise the rise, fall & tilts of the Larynx, & include Sirening
5. Continue with well informed vocal exercises building Range, evenness of Tone, Transition weaknesses, & varied Voice Qualities re Repertoire.
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Dealing with the benefits of 'Sirening' & how to 'Siren' correctly this week. I hear too much poor quality, counter-productive 'Sirening'.
1. Sirening: Place your tongue tip forwards & high at back off the Larynx, form an 'NG' & slide downwards & upwards throughout range QUIETLY!
2. Sirening MUST NOT be driven with too much air-pressure. Keep the volume as small & even as possible. Larynx needs to tilt thru the transition.
3. Sirening equalises the Tension of the True Vocal Folds. Regular exercising of your Siren can extend both the upper & lower range.
4. Sirening shows us the Natural Rise & Fall of the Larynx & indicates the state/condition of the True Vocal Folds on a daily basis.
5. Sirening is an effective, gentle warm-up exercise for the Vocal Folds. Contrary to opinion, it is NOT sufficient as a complete vocal warm-up.
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Professor of Singing, Royal Academy of Music, London
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Dealing with the Myth & HUGE confusion concerning Head & Chest Voices this week. This is misleading/misguided nonsense from Teachers!
1. For years, many Teachers have confused their students by referring to Head & Chest as 'Voices', creating lasting problems for many Singers.
2. We do NOT have a Head Voice & a Chest Voice! We have ONE Voice & it's called a Larynx, together with a resonating system.
3. What ALL Singers & their Teachers should be referring to is Head RESONANCE & Chest RESONANCE! And we need to maintain a balance of both.
4. I hear too many female voices which are in 'bits'! Most commonly a stronger lower range disappearing into thin & airy above the transition!
5. STOP talking Head & Chest VOICES & use well-informed exercises to blend the resonances throughout the voice to create ONE balanced Voice!
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Professor of Singing, Royal Academy of Music, London
Managing Director & Head of Singing & Music, Musical Theatre UK, London
MTI Award Winning Author for ABRSM Songbooks 1 - 5
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Tips this week will ask the Questions which ALL professional & student Singers & Actors should be asking themselves & their teachers.
1. Do you have a low, lazy/weak soft palate producing Nasal resonance? Should only be used for character choices! Simple exercises correct this.
2. Have you corrected your Jaw Tension? Upper & lower jaw tension act as a barrier to much better, balanced resonance & increased upper range.
3. Do you have effective exercises to release your Tongue-Root Tension, which can seriously depress your Larynx & block your upper range?
4. Do you have effective exercises to improve the elasticity, rise & fall of your Larynx, as well as complete control over your Thyroid tilt?
5. Do you know the diffence between the Muscles of Breathing & Support? Are you in full control of a releasing diaphragm, whilst Singing?
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1. Don't let anyone tell you to 'Just Relax'; you'd fall over! Singing requires EFFORT from groups of Muscles in the body, neck, & vocal tract.
2. I meet TOO many Singers being taught by their teachers to Support with the Diaphragm! This is ONLY a Breathing Muscle. Seriously Alarming!
3. Are you in control of your Larynx & how it changes position to access greater range & different Voice Qualities? A great singer needs to be!
4. Training a voice is also building a voice! & once built MUST be maintained on a daily basis with well thought out physical & vocal exercises.
5. Common Problems which impede progress/good singing: Lazy Posture, No Support, Locked Diaphragm, Stiff Jaw, Tongue-Root Tension, Driving Air.
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Ross Campbell
Professor of Singing, Royal Academy of Music, London
Managing Director & Head of Singing & Music, Musical Theatre UK, London
MTI Award Winning Author for ABRSM Songbooks 1 - 5
1-to-1 Vocal Training & Consultations available
www.rosscampbell.biz
www.musicaltheatreuk.com
www.rosscampbelluk.blogspot.com
