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warm ups and exercises

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Top 10 survey

A survey of voice instructors came up with these common 10 warm up goals. Voice scientists break down the physiological purpose behind each one.  
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SoVT exercises 

Find out more about the astounding benefits of  "Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract" exercises (another way to say "mouth partially closed")
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build your own warm up

Choose your own warm up adventure!
This handout offers repeatable goals with creative & varied methods to get there.  Build Your Own Warm Up is a structured warm up plan where singers are the leaders, not the followers. 
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the imagery master chart 

A collection of images, metaphors, and visualizations for each part of the body involved in singing. 
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voice science for kids

What are the most important things for young people to know about how the voice works? How we can explain these concepts simply, but not over simplify? 
Each topic we share includes  multiple warm up examples so kiddos and adults can apply and experience each concept right away.
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Order of operations

How do you begin warming up? What steps should follow?  Find out different approaches to warm up sequencing. 



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​playing with emotion

How can you incorporate emotions into warm ups to trigger desired physical coordination?
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choral warm ups

ISing Magazine published this article by VoiceScienceWorks on warm ups in the choral rehearsal. Read it here!
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vowel & Consonant combinations

We look at some acoustical and physiological benefits of choosing certain vowels and consonants when  creating your own warm ups. 
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What's your favorite?

We surveyed voice professionals and students across several fields to find out  what their favorite warm ups are and why they think they achieve what they do. 
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Movement

Ideas for warming up your whole body and including movement in your vocal exercises.
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Body mapping and visualisations 

"The closer the  map is to  how things actually work, the easier it is. Because the map will always win." 
Disclaimer:  We have tried to give credit to all of the images that we've used that are not our own, or believe them to be in public domain. 
If you see something that is yours that you feel is being used without proper permission, please let us know and we will gladly credit you or remove it.  Thanks for your help!


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