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

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Exercise 8 instructions: NG Slides

Exercise 8 instructions: NG Slides

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

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Exercise 8 instructions: NG Slides

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- And now, I'm going to show you the NG. So, with the NG, we also do a third. (plays piano chord) Tip of tongue is against the back of the bottom teeth, just resting, not pressing. You press, it hardens the whole tongue. Resting, the rest of the tongue can stay relaxed, just let the back of it rise if you need to say the word, for example, sing. Sing. Not, si-ng. (laughs) Sing. Just rest against the soft palate, here. (plays piano chord) Okay, so it would be, with a third, that's this. (plays piano notes) (humming with piano notes) Now, you feel the resonance or the buzzing shimmer right inside here. (humming with piano notes) I can't stick my finger inside there, but, you know, inside. (laughs) (humming with piano notes) Now, with this, you can take a breath through your mouth, which will have to, um, let your tongue come down and back a little bit, so that there's a passageway, or, you can just keep it there, and take a breath through your nose. (humming with piano notes) Keep it…

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