VOCAL WARMUPS -Tone CorrectionJohnson Hong Phuc Nguyen

1. Jazz Dance 2. Humming

Good way to introduce any rehearsal, get the blood pumping, the air circulating as well as improving cardio which aids with the production of notes Humming warms up the voice and decreases tension with the least amount of strain.

3 [6 Note Scale] &4

3. La-Ga

mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm

A Dopey sound exercise, but this allows fo the jaw and tongue to be relaxed, which is essential when singing

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la

[5 Note Scale]

la

ga

la

ga

la

ga

la

ga

la

ga

la

ga

4. Lip Roll
[Arpeggios]

Lip Rolls also warm up and stretch out the voice.Reduces tension on the vocal chords and extends the range. [Broken Chords] Bounce between chest and head voice

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brr

brr

5. Ne-Ne

Whiny, nasally crying sound, which keeps the vocal chords together through the bridge. To erase the break, you have to thin out the chest voice to meet with the head voice. Keeps you from passing your falsetto, try and zip your vocal chords up. Lowered larynx, with a narrow vowel which pulls you towards head voice, as opposed to chest voice.

6. No-No

[Arpeggios]

[1.5 Octave Scale]

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no no no no no no no no no no

ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne

7. Nua-Nua 8. Mum-Mum

Expansion on exercise 5, opening up the vowels just a little. Also working on vibrato production

Brings the larynx down, while keeping the vocal chords together. Richer tone produced.

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[Arpeggios w/ sustained top]

[Descending Arp.]

bb 4 4
nua nua nua

mum mum mum m m m

mum

m m mum

nua nua nua nua

1. Harmony and Accidentals

VOCAL WARMUPS -Choir Primers-

b4 & b 4 # ? bb 4 4

j #

nn nn

2. Dynamics pp

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ff

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3. Articulation

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4. Rhythm

6 & 8
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Five

Fred do Frogs

Five

Fred do Frogs

Five

Fred do

Frogs

Five

Fred do

Frogs

3 8 3 8

3 5 3 5 &8 8 8 8
?3 5 3 5 8 8 8 8
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