Singing Exercises For Dummies

Build your voice up--and bring the house down!

Some people are born with naturally beautiful voices, but even the best can get better by applying training that can make a performance truly soar. Singing Exercises For Dummies shows you how to do just that. Following the drills and exercises found both in the book and online examples, you'll be able to refine your technique; develop consistency, power, and endurance; and increase your vocal range so you can achieve a voice that stands out from (and always wows) the crowd!

Professional singing coach and respected performer Pamelia S. Phillips is your friendly tutor and guide, starting you out with warm-ups and instructions on correct posture before leading you melodically through the intricacies of scales, chords, rhythm, pitch, tone, and much, much more.

• Advance your technique and control

• Work out your range

• Harmonize with others

• Practice like a pro

Whether you're studying under a tutor or are working to your own plan, Singing Exercises For Dummies will have you quickly scaling up the ladder to vocal perfection--and even more!

P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you''re probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Singing Exercises For Dummies (9781118281086). The book you see here should'n't be considered a new or updated product. But if you''re in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We''re always writing about new topics!

Auteur

Pamelia S. Phillips is a professional singer with over 35 years of teaching experience. She has designed curriculum for high school students, college BFA programs, and professional training programs, helping thousands of singers refine their singing technique.

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• Expand your vocal technique
  
  • Make sense of technical singing concepts
  • Improve your performance abilities

Let your best voice be heard!

Maybe you've dreamed of singing onstage. Maybe your goal is to audition for "The Voice." Or maybe you just want to qualify for the community choir. The first step toward any of these goals is to take your singing skills to the next level. If a pricey vocal coach isn't in your budget, turn to this book! Written by a veteran performer and voice teacher, it's packed with exercises and drills that help you refine your technique. Discover how to build vocal power and endurance, develop consistency, and expand your range. As your skills grow, so will your confidence!

Inside...

• Find a complete workout of vocal exercises
• Create your own training plan
• Extend your singing range
• Develop your own style
• Practice with online content
• Polish your tone and refine agility

Résumé

Build your voice upand bring the house down!

Some people are born with naturally beautiful voices, but even the best can get better by applying training that can make a performance truly soar. Singing Exercises For Dummies shows you how to do just that. Following the drills and exercises found both in the book and online examples, you'll be able to refine your technique; develop consistency, power, and endurance; and increase your vocal range so you can achieve a voice that stands out from (and always wows) the crowd!

Professional singing coach and respected performer Pamelia S. Phillips is your friendly tutor and guide, starting you out with warm-ups and instructions on correct posture before leading you melodically through the intricacies of scales, chords, rhythm, pitch, tone, and much, much more.

• Advance your technique and control
• Work out your range
• Harmonize with others
• Practice like a pro
  Whether you're studying under a tutor or are working to your own plan, Singing Exercises For Dummies will have you quickly scaling up the ladder to vocal perfectionand even more! P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you're probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Singing Exercises For Dummies (9781118281086). The book you see here shouldn't be considered a new or updated product. But if you're in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We're always writing about new topics!

Contenu

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Conventions Used in This Book 1

What You're Not to Read 2

Foolish Assumptions 2

How This Book is Organized 3

Part 1: Preparing Your Body for Practicing 3

Part 2: Making Your Music Magical with Variety 3

Part 3: Working Out Your Range 3

Part 4: Advancing Your Singing Technique 4

Part 5: The Part of Tens 4

Icons Used in This Book 4

Where to Go from Here 5

Part 1: Preparing Your Body for Practicing 7

Chapter 1: Warming Up for Singing 9

Preparing Your Instrument: Stretching Out from Head to Toe 9

Opening and Positioning the Lower Body 10

Connecting your feet to the floor 10

Balancing on the ankles and knees 12

Distributing weight in the legs and hips 12

Positioning the Upper Body for Easy Movement 13

Lengthening your spine 13

Releasing the shoulders 14

Balancing the head and neck 15

Managing the arms and hands 16

Putting It All Together with a Vocal Warm-Up 16

Chapter 2: Practicing Breathing Exercises 19

Moving the Breathing Muscles for Singing 19

Opening the ribs 20

Releasing the abs 21

Moving the sides 21

Releasing into the hips 22

Take It In: Shaping Inhalation 22

Controlling the movement of your ribs 23

Adding suspension to develop coordination 23

Opening the torso for quick inhalation 24

Let It Out: Controlling Exhalation 25

Developing muscle coordination 25

Isolating muscles for extra-long phrases 27

Singing Practice Exercises with Long and Short Phrases 28

Practicing short phrases 28

Practicing longer phrases 29

Testing your breath control 30

Songs for Extending Breath Control 31

Chapter 3: Shaping the Tongue and Lips for Vowels 33

Coordinating the Tongue and Lips for Back Vowels 33

Shifting the arch around for ooh and ah 34

Altering your lip shape for oh and ah 35

Tackling the tricky vowels aw and OOh 36

Singing through the five back vowels 37

Positioning the Tongue for Front Vowels 38

Dropping the arch between ee and ih 39

Moving between ee and ay 40

Distinguishing between ee and eh 40

Comparing eh and a 41

Singing through the five front vowels 42

Alternating between Front and Back Vowels 43

Presenting the Middle Vowel, Uh 43

Singing Combination Vowels 44

Songs for Singing Vowels Precisely 46

Chapter 4: Articulating Consonants Accurately 47

Touching on the Tip Consonants 48

Exploring the voiced consonants L, N, and D 48

Distinguishing between voiced D and unvoiced T 49

Sounding out the voiced R 50

Singing unvoiced S and voiced Z 51

Moving the tip of the tongue to the teeth for TH 52

Singing through the consonants L, N, D, T, S, Z, and TH 53

Arching Back for Soft Palate Consonants 54

Practicing voiced G, unvoiced K, and voiced NG 54

Singing through the consonants K, G, and NG 56

Working on Lip Consonants 56

Practicing voiced consonants W and M 57

Alternating between voiced B and unvoiced P 58

Moving only the bottom lip for F and V 58

Singing through W, M, P, B, F, and V 59

Consonant Combos: Moving the Lips and Tongue 59

Puckering for voiced J and unvoiced CH 60

Moving air through SH and ZH 61

Singing through the consonants J, CH, SH, and ZH 61

Songs for Singing Various Consonants 62

Part 2: Making Your Music Magical with Variety 63 Chapter 5: Singing Precise Intervals for Musical Accuracy&...