Today’s post is the first of many full routines I hope to create for you. In less than 15 minutes, I’ll take you through a postural adjustment, breath work, and then we’ll connect that breath directly into a simple vocalise on oo and ah vowels. It’s a great start to
Today’s exercise takes a little setting up. You have to learn how to make L and Y sounds with the tongue instead of the jaw, hold your face in a squished up position, and sing scales on “lilililiyayayayaya”. And then it’s easy! I know this might sound like a lot
Here’s my favorite way of introducing low breath for singers who are just getting started and find it hard to get out of high, clavicular breathing. There are a million variations on this exercise, but for today, let’s start with the basics. Enjoy! To do the sponge breath, start out
Humming is wonderful. It’s the original SOVT (Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract) exercise, healing and gentle for the voice, naturally placed in the optimum position high and forward in the face. Does this sound familiar, or is humming more of a squeezy, tight feeling, like two dry sticks rubbing together in your
Today’s exercise is an absolute staple of my own practice, and something that I teach daily: the Nobble Lift. For my money, the best posture is the one that makes the muscles of the body available for singing, motion, and expression – relaxed alertness, NOT tin soldier. This simple exercise