From the course: Vocal Lessons: 1 Warm Ups and Cool Downs

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Exercise 1 instructions: Reducing vocal strain

Exercise 1 instructions: Reducing vocal strain

From the course: Vocal Lessons: 1 Warm Ups and Cool Downs

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Exercise 1 instructions: Reducing vocal strain

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- There are many possible reasons for vocal strain. But the main thing is, it really needs to be gotten rid of if you have it, or encounter it at any point in a song. A lot of times, a singer will strain more and more as the notes go higher. For example, ♫ The very sight of you ♫ Makes my heart sing ♫ Not much singing going on in that place. So, you might notice how tight my jaw was when I was doing that. And there were other things going on, of course, but jaw tension is something very common and this exercise is going to help you loosen tension in the jaw while it then decreases strain, and increases resonance, which is all about tone, and is used for any kind of vocal strength, power, flexibility, and lots more. This is going to start with your lips closed. We're going to find a buzz of your voice in the closure of your lips. Mm, mm, mm. So do that. Mm, mm, and find that buzz. Just go to your, whatever natural pitch you're going to do. I don't want you to try to sing it, just find,…

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