In this video, let’s do some vocal resonance exercises.
First, I will explain what to do and how to do them in a healthy way and then, you can
practice them with my accompaniment.
Let’s start.
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In my latest video series, I shared information about vocal resonance, best vocal resonators,
nasal resonance, nasality and the role of the soft palate in singing.
Now, it’s time to put all that knowledge into practice and do some resonance vocal
exercises.
If you haven’t seen the videos about vocal resonance you can watch them by clicking right
here.
I will also link to them at the end of the video and in the description below.
We are going to hum on a 3 note scale.
The tempo will be fairly slow so that you can pay attention to the vibrations that you
can feel during the exercise to build more voice resonance.
Depending on the pitch, you will be able to feel vibrations either on your chest, or in
the bones of your head, or in your lips, teeth, nose or in a several of these locations at
the same time.
The more vibrations you can feel the better.
Also pay attention to the ease of sound production because you don’t want to sacrifice freedom
and invite tension to achieve more volume.
Rather focus on adjusting the position of your jaw, tongue, soft palate and larynx to
achieve a stronger hum.
Bring your lips together, inhale through the nose and hum on a comfortable pitch in your
speaking range.
Now, play around with the configuration of the vocal tract, more specifically the position
of the jaw, tongue and soft palate.
For example, first hum with teeth close together, then hum with your jaw open as much as possible
but with lips still closed.
Then, find the optimal jaw position between these two extremes, where your hum is most
resonant and the sound production feels easy.
Then, do the same for the tongue position – find the most optimal tongue position.
Is it a tongue tip down behind your lower teeth or a tongue tip up?
Is it the back of the tongue up or down?
Find a position that gives you most vibrations and ease of sound production.
Do the same for the position of the soft palate and the position of the larynx.
Once you find the most resonating hum, practice it with the following accompaniment.
The accompaniment starts low and goes up high through several octaves, so do the exercise
in a range that feels comfortable for you.
The goal is not to break records but to find more resonance while humming.
Are you ready?
That was fantastic.
I hope you liked this vocal resonance exercise.
How did it feel?
Let me know in the comments below.
Were you able to find more resonance in your voice?
Were some parts of your voice more challenging than others?
Let me know.
But before you go, click the like button and share this video with your singing friends
and don’t forget to check out my other videos on the topic of vocal resonance right here below.
I will see you soon.