Intro & Outro: Olaitan Meadows
Lesson: Tony Doe
Production: Tony Doe
Duration: 3.07mins.
Format: mp3
Whatever it is you
do, chances are you need to use your voice most of the day. Everyone knows the
importance of exercising the body but few people realize the voice needs
exercise too. It is best to relax the body with simple self massage and light
stretching before doing vocal exercises.
I’ll share with you
some quick and easy warm ups you can do in the privacy of your shower or
wherever you feel comfortable to release physical and vocal tension.
STEPS
1.
Stretch
your tongue out of your mouth as far as you can in all directions.
2.
Make
as many funny faces as you can to exercise all of your facial muscles and
stretch your cheeks.
3.
Massage
your neck and shoulders. It is also a good idea to add basic neck and shoulder
rolls to loosen up.
4.
Make
some silly noises while shaking out your entire body or jumping up and down to
let go of any other tense areas that may be stuck.
5.
Yawn
a few times to open up the back of the throat.
6.
Hum
holding any pitch for 10 or more seconds feeling a tingling sensation around
your lips and nose.
7.
Buzz
your lips making a Brr sound. Start on any pitch. Then go up and down your
vocal range.
8.
Vocalize
on an open ‘Ahh’ sound going up and down your range.
9.
Sing
or hum any song that uplifts or inspires you.
10.
Do
it carefully dont rush!
TIPS
·
If
you experience any tenderness or pain during massage, there is tension trapped
in your body. Just continue to breathe into the tension, releasing and letting
it go.
·
Vocalizing
with open sounds like ‘maah’ or ‘aahh’ on the exhale while massaging or
stretching can help you release even further.
WARNINGS
·
Most
people experience tension specifically in the tongue, jaw, face, neck, or
shoulders and are normally unaware of how much that consistent stress impacts
their verbal and non-verbal communication.
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