Vocal Vibrations from the Heart

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Introduction

Singing is tone we find in the resonances and vibrations of ones own body. Every person’s tonal quality will be different from the others based on gender, musical culture, how your body is shaped, life experiences and much more.

Let’s learn to begin to think of our voice as vocal instruments; an instrument that is very similar to wind instruments. We create tone through the balance of breath; visual imagery; audio; listening with our mind not just our ears; vocal technique and spiritual intuitions. Singing is like a science, experimenting is required for a physical and mental balance.

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Determining your Vocal range/type/classification Female

This is an overview of Female vocal ranges/classifications. The vocal range/classification you are singing in today will only be a beginning point. It will develop as you grow in vocal knowledge, age and experience . Let’s simply determine how high and high low you can sing right now.

9 minutes (9:38)

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Determining your Vocal range/type/classification Male

This is an overview of Male vocal ranges/classifications. The vocal range/classification you are singing in today will only be a beginning point. It will develop as you grow in vocal knowledge, age and experience . Let’s simply determine how high and high low you can sing right now.
7 minutes (7:26)

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How to receive your Voice Critique/Feedback

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Anatomy of your Vocal Instrument and Breath Control Part 1

Learn how to produce a great vocal sound through mind and body connection. The recognition of the physical and mental keys of your vocal instrument and how it works. Let's distinguish which parts of your body will help you produce the creative sounds you hear in your head.

7 minutes (7:48)

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Anatomy of your Vocal Instrument and Breath Control Part 2

Learn how to create an even breath stream or column of air for sustaining notes to achieve a balanced vocal tone and a firm foundation.

6 minutes (6:24)

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Diaphragmatic Breathing

Step-by-Step instruction on how to take a singer’s breath. Lower Diaphragmatic Breathing. Learning to work towards using a minimum of air to achieve a maximum of tone. "Compression-compressed air - air that has been compressed within some type of chamber or container so that it can exert expansive force" ....Macmillan Dictionary for students

8 minutes (8:07)

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Breathing & Breath Control Exercises

Learn Strength building exercises for Breathing and Breath Control. Diaphragm Push Up is a favorite.

After watching the video, choose your vocal range and work on the Self-Practice Vocal Exercises in this section.
If you are unsure of your vocal range, please refer to Lectures 2 or 3 'Determining Your Vocal Range'

9 minutes (9:22)

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Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Diaphragm Push-Ups | Bass

[Audio Lesson] These diaphragm push-up exercises are in 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. These exercises will help strengthen your diaphragmatic breathing to gain more awareness and control of diaphragm muscles.

The more control of this muscle, the better you can control the flow of air through your wind pipe to create an improved balance of vocal sound.

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Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Diaphragm Push-Ups |Baritone

[Audio Lesson] These diaphragm push-up exercises are in 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. These exercises will help strengthen your diaphragmatic breathing to gain more awareness and control of diaphragm muscles.

The more control of this muscle, the better you can control the flow of air through your wind pipe to create an improved balance of vocal sound.

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Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Diaphragm Push-Ups | Tenor

[Audio Lesson] These diaphragm push-up exercises are in 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. These exercises will help strengthen your diaphragmatic breathing to gain more awareness and control of diaphragm muscles.

The more control of this muscle, the better you can control the flow of air through your wind pipe to create an improved balance of vocal sound.

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Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Diaphragm Push-Ups | Alto

[Audio Lesson] These diaphragm push-up exercises are in 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. These exercises will help strengthen your diaphragmatic breathing to gain more awareness and control of diaphragm muscles.

The more control of this muscle, the better you can control the flow of air through your wind pipe to create an improved balance of vocal sound.

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Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Diaphragm Push-Ups | Soprano

[Audio Lesson] These diaphragm push-up exercises are in 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. These exercises will help strengthen your diaphragmatic breathing to gain more awareness and control of diaphragm muscles.

The more control of this muscle, the better you can control the flow of air through your wind pipe to create an improved balance of vocal sound.

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Summary/review - Anatomy of your Vocal instrument and Breath Control

In the beginning when you begin lower diaphragmic breathing it may feel uncomfortable or that you are not getting enough air, because you are comfortable with raising your chest upward to intake air instead of expanding the lower ribs side to side , horizontally , and expanding the trunk of your body front and back, It will feel look you are buidling a foundation of air. of which you are doing so. to lay the sound upon. The from that point you must learn to contol the release of the air.

2 minutes (2:43)

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Vowel Articulation - Singing on the Vowel - EE AY AH OH OO and Medial AH Part 1

Learn how to sing on the vowel. When we sing we must shape the sound physically and mentally. Learn the physical form and structure and gain strength.

5 minutes (5:29)

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Vowel Articulation - Singing on the Vowel Part 2

It is important to keep the physical position of the vowel once you have shaped the position that creates the ultimate level of good sound. Mentally you must photograph these various positions.

2 minutes (2:43)

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Vowel Articulation - Shaping the Vowel Part 3

Let's study the specifics description and execution of the vowel sounds. EE AY AH OH OO

9 minutes (9:39)

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Vowel Articulation - Medial AH Part 4

The pure sound of Medial AH encompasses words such as Mask, laugh, dance, that require widening the sides of your tongue! Also it encompasses a diphthong. AH-IH for the vowel I. This one requires a lot of mental shaping and listening to the audio sound you create to physically execute.

4 minutes (4:18)

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Summary - vowel articulation

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Focus and Placement - Visualize Ahead

The vibrations of sound come alive within your vocal cavity and hard palate. A balanced compressed air breath stream will allow to feel and then know where to place the sound and create vivid Harmonic Overtones on the vowel. For example feeling your head tone placement versus your chest tone placement and your mixed voice.

5 minutes (5:38)

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Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Focus and Placement| Bass

[Audio Lesson] These Focus and Placement exercises are in all 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. The use of the consonant "T" followed by the vowel sounds, Too Toe Tah Tay Tee, will help us measure our hard palate keyboard for the placement of our low, medium and high vocal ranges. These Vocal exercises will help you obtain a more consistent accurate placement of quality tone.

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Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Focus and Placement| Baritone

[Audio Lesson] These Focus and Placement exercises are in all 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. The use of the consonant "T" followed by the vowel sounds,Too Toe Tah Tay Tee, will help us measure our hard palate keyboard for the placement of our low, medium and high vocal ranges. These Vocal exercises will help you obtain a more consistent accurate placement of quality tone.

(03:23)

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Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Focus and Placement| Tenor

[Audio Lesson] These Focus and Placement exercises are in all 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. The use of the consonant "T" followed by the vowel sounds, Too Toe Tah Tay Tee, will help us measure our hard palate keyboard for the placement of our low, medium and high vocal ranges. These Vocal exercises will help you obtain a more consistent accurate placement of quality tone.

(03:06)

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Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Focus and Placement| Alto

[Audio Lesson] These Focus and Placement exercises are in all 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. The use of the consonant "T" followed by the vowel sounds, Too Toe Tah Tay Tee, will help us measure our hard palate keyboard for the placement of our low, medium and high vocal ranges. These Vocal exercises will help you obtain a more consistent accurate placement of quality tone.

(2:41)

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Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Focus and Placement| Soprano

[Audio Lesson] These Focus and Placement exercises are in all 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. The use of the consonant "T" followed by the vowel sounds, Too Toe Tah Tay Tee, will help us measure our hard palate keyboard for the placement of our low, medium and high vocal ranges. These Vocal exercises will help you obtain a more consistent accurate placement of quality tone.

(3:32)

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What is a Register Change?

First learn to recognize where your voice is changing. Learn to listen to all the colors of your voice. Learn to relax over those register changes from low chest tone to medium mixed voice and high head tone.

7 minutes (7:00)

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Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Register Change | Bass

[Audio Lesson] Running scales is a very good way to hear all the sounds or parts of your voice. Imagine you are a piano keyboard moving higher in vocal tone and then lower on each note within the scale. Look in the mirror as you do these exercises. Are you raising your head as you do these exercises, trying to reach for the sky? That would be incorrect.

Keep your head comfortably erect or look straight-ahead and your shoulders down with chest relatively flat. Do not reach for the tones with your vocal cavity or head. Remember to lower your jaw as you climb up the scale. Lessen the air stream/pressure, or you might not be forming the vowel correctly with your teeth, tongue and jaw if your voice cracks.