Vocal Warmup Database

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zi-yah x2 + yah arpeggio

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Placement Exercise

ah vowel

back - front 

front-back

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Minor Riff

la ti do re mi sol la' do' la'

la' do' la' sol mi re do ti la

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Si-yah 9-note Octave

do do' ti do re do ti la so fa mi re do

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gooey gooey gum

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belted siren on “yeah”

slide up and down one octave

switch from chest to mix at the top

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nose-scrunching

to help imagine resonance in the mask

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< crescendo/decrescendo >

ooh, ee, or ah

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long “ah” on do

I iv7 IV I

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chest/head “ah” scale

first four notes in chest voice, second four in head voice - even as you sing progressively higher scales

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Nyaa -> Nah

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Tongue Test

Sing with your thumb under your chin (ya ya ya) and feel movement but not downwards pressure.

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Jaw Test

Place fingertips on the jaw hinge just in front of the ears, feel the slight movement when jaw releases compared to gap when jaw is pried too far open.

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bursting bubbles

Start with puffy cheeks, slide up a fifth and open to “bah”, slide back down.

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hee, hee, hee; -ee, -ee, -ee; ee, ee, ee

one-note, 3 different types of onsets