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How Do We Deal With The Voice Warm Up
Warm ups are great to help you find control again when the energy is pumping! When your nerves are getting the best of you – there is tension in the body – the breath stops the muscles involved in voice production get tense – We need to warm up the voice. But what do I…
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Some overall body movements will encourage blood flow and warm up the larger muscles Doing a daily spinal roll is great for our posture and alignment and will help free us from tension A lip trill is great for connecting to the lower abdominal area and increasing vocal fold closure What To Do When The…
Read MoreWhy should I do a voice warm up?
5-15 minutes a day warming up the voice with the correct exercises is essential. It will reduce vocal tiredness. Your voice is consent from the start of your speaking engagement to the end. A lot of the exercises are fun and silly! So its wonderful for releasing tension – the release of tension is key.…
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Points to remember when thinking about volume: Breath control and support A clear focused idea of where the voice is to reach A released and stress free approach that does not lead to forcing or shouting The ability to release and sustain breath, rather than to force it out of the body An understanding of…
Read MoreAspects To Avoid
Work on volume without prior work on relaxation, posture and alignment. Forcing the voice without sufficient breath support, often resulting in a breathy, unforced sound. Voicing under pressure to increase volume, rather than using resonance to increase the amount of sound created. Speaking at rather than to people. Not using direct eye contact and appropriate…
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