May 4th
Breathing exercise - 34
Holding Air in time -
(remember to relax the throat or tiny tiny in's and outs of air)
Chest/Mid Voice - (E3 - Chest C5)
Head Voice - (C#5-Bb5)
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Look up the terms: Tessitura, Timbre, Soft
Pallet
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Breathing Exercise
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While sitting up straight and comfortable, focusing on lower abdominal
and back breathing. set the metronome to 60...
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Count 4 beats while keeping relaxed
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Take a
deep breath over 4
beats
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Hold the breath for 4 beats and allow lungs to
acclimate
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Then a "tsss..." sound blow
out the breath over 4 beats
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Then repeat the first 3 steps but on
step 4 you blow out the breath over 8 beats, then 12, then 16, etc...
go as far as you can. Tell me your number next time I see you..
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How to breathe
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Breathe with the stomach,
sides and BACK to fill the lungs fully and
deeply. The back should expland just like
the rest of the body. Sometimes referred to
the "inner-tube" of air in vocal circles.
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Learn to hold and maintain
the air. Learning how to only allow the
right amount of air to escape supporting the
vocal cords depending on the pitch being
created.
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Speaking
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Remember that speaking on
the higher end of your natural speaking
voices warms up the soft pallet and releases
strain the muscles around the voice box. The
goal to balance support from all the muscles
connected directly and indirectly the voice
box.
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Soft Pallet
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Remember to practice the
"yawn" to get in touch with how active that
muscle can be.
Upcoming for next lesson
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