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Vocal Health

Vocal Health. Understanding and caring for your voice. Vocal Production. Phonation The vibrating of the vocal cords. You need two elements to phonate, vocal cords and air supported by the diaphragm. Resonation

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Vocal Health

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  1. Vocal Health Understanding and caring for your voice

  2. Vocal Production • Phonation The vibrating of the vocal cords. You need two elements to phonate, vocal cords and air supported by the diaphragm. • Resonation The bouncing of sound waves. When singing, allow sound to resonate in the nasal cavity or mask of the face. This will create a ring or brilliance in the sound. • Articulation Your articulators are your lips, teeth and tongue. These aid in enunciation and help acquire a good placement of sound.

  3. Posture & Body Alignment your voice is Your Instrument • Feet -Shoulder width apart, one foot slightly in front of the other • Knees-Slightly bent • Hips/Pelvis-Squared over your feet and even • Back -Straight and elongated, especially when sitting • Chest-Lifted • Shoulders-Slightly rolled back and relaxed • Head-Straight forward with your chin tilted slightly down • Arms/Hands-Loosely laying at your sides • Your goal when singing is to be free of tension!!!

  4. Breathing • There should be no sound when breathing. You need to open your vocal cords and take low deep breaths. • Do not take shallow breaths into your chest cavity. This will create tension in your throat and will not support quality singing. • Breathing low takes time to master but will allow you to sing with greater support and will sustain you through longer musical passages.

  5. Onset of sound • Glottal Attack Slamming together of the vocal cords. This usually happens when you encounter words that begin with vowels. Be sure to onset all singing properly. • Aspirated Attack Beginning all singing with an airy quality or an “h” sound. This will quickly dry out your vocal cords and make singing more difficult. • Proper onset of sound Allowing the vocal cords to come together smoothly and easily.

  6. Good vs. poor vocal quality Good Vocal Quality • Freely produced • Pleasant to listen to • Loud enough to be heard easily • Rich, ringing & resonant • Energy flows smoothly (legato) • Constantly produced (vibrato) • Vibrant dynamic & alive • Flexibly expressive (p&f) Poor Vocal Quality • Constricted, forced, or strained • Strident, raspy, hoarse • Too loud, resembling, shouting or yelling • Breathy • Weak, colorless, devitalized (no vibrato) • Poor intonation • Inconsistently produced • Shaky or wobbly

  7. Vocal do’s and don’t’s DO • Drink water • Rest • Warm-up • Eat Healthy • Exercise • Steam DON’T • Drink caffeine • Drink carbonation • Yell • Smoke • Use decongestants • Eat within 2 hours of singing

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