Vocal Vibrations from the Heart

Name: Vocal Vibrations from the Heart
Rating: 4.7 (33 reviews)

Learn an Instinctive and Technological Approach to Singing.

Created byKathleen Perry

Last updated 2/2017

English

What you'll learn

At the completion of this course the student will be able to determine his/her vocal range. The student will learn how to create a balanced sound by learning the physical anatomy of his vocal instrument. They will be able to locate or pinpoint where the vibrations of sound are created within their body. These mental and physical connections will allow the student go back and locate that wonderful sound again and again. Learn how to deep breathe from the diaphragm to create a balanced breath stream. The course will teach vowel formations and color to control focus and placement and create great resonance of sound. This course can help the student mentally and physically find their register change to use their entire voice or tonal qualities. In song interpretation the student will learn the importance of selecting repertoire and as a singer how to tell the story.

Course content

7 sections • 32 lectures • 2h 45m total length

Introduction2:00
Singing is tone we find in the resonances and vibrations of ones own body. Every person’s tonal quality will be different from the others based on gender, musical culture, how your body is shaped, life experiences and much more.

Let’s learn to begin to think of our voice as vocal instruments; an instrument that is very similar to wind instruments. We create tone through the balance of breath; visual imagery; audio; listening with our mind not just our ears; vocal technique and spiritual intuitions. Singing is like a science, experimenting is required for a physical and mental balance.
Determining your Vocal range/type/classification Female9:38
This is an overview of Female vocal ranges/classifications. The vocal range/classification you are singing in today will only be a beginning point. It will develop as you grow in vocal knowledge, age and experience . Let’s simply determine how high and high low you can sing right now.

9 minutes (9:38)
Determining your Vocal range/type/classification Male12:12
This is an overview of Male vocal ranges/classifications. The vocal range/classification you are singing in today will only be a beginning point. It will develop as you grow in vocal knowledge, age and experience . Let’s simply determine how high and high low you can sing right now.
7 minutes (7:26)
How to receive your Voice Critique/Feedback1:00

Anatomy of your Vocal Instrument and Breath Control Part 17:49
Learn how to produce a great vocal sound through mind and body connection. The recognition of the physical and mental keys of your vocal instrument and how it works. Let's distinguish which parts of your body will help you produce the creative sounds you hear in your head.

7 minutes (7:48)
Anatomy of your Vocal Instrument and Breath Control Part 26:24
Learn how to create an even breath stream or column of air for sustaining notes to achieve a balanced vocal tone and a firm foundation.

6 minutes (6:24)

Diaphragmatic Breathing8:07
Step-by-Step instruction on how to take a singer’s breath. Lower Diaphragmatic Breathing. Learning to work towards using a minimum of air to achieve a maximum of tone. "Compression-compressed air - air that has been compressed within some type of chamber or container so that it can exert expansive force" ....Macmillan Dictionary for students

8 minutes (8:07)
Breathing & Breath Control Exercises9:22
Learn Strength building exercises for Breathing and Breath Control. Diaphragm Push Up is a favorite.

After watching the video, choose your vocal range and work on the Self-Practice Vocal Exercises in this section.
If you are unsure of your vocal range, please refer to Lectures 2 or 3 'Determining Your Vocal Range'

9 minutes (9:22)
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Diaphragm Push-Ups | Bass3:20
[Audio Lesson] These diaphragm push-up exercises are in 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. These exercises will help strengthen your diaphragmatic breathing to gain more awareness and control of diaphragm muscles.

The more control of this muscle, the better you can control the flow of air through your wind pipe to create an improved balance of vocal sound.
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Diaphragm Push-Ups |Baritone2:31
[Audio Lesson] These diaphragm push-up exercises are in 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. These exercises will help strengthen your diaphragmatic breathing to gain more awareness and control of diaphragm muscles.

The more control of this muscle, the better you can control the flow of air through your wind pipe to create an improved balance of vocal sound.
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Diaphragm Push-Ups | Tenor3:12
[Audio Lesson] These diaphragm push-up exercises are in 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. These exercises will help strengthen your diaphragmatic breathing to gain more awareness and control of diaphragm muscles.

The more control of this muscle, the better you can control the flow of air through your wind pipe to create an improved balance of vocal sound.
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Diaphragm Push-Ups | Alto2:47
[Audio Lesson] These diaphragm push-up exercises are in 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. These exercises will help strengthen your diaphragmatic breathing to gain more awareness and control of diaphragm muscles.

The more control of this muscle, the better you can control the flow of air through your wind pipe to create an improved balance of vocal sound.
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Diaphragm Push-Ups | Soprano2:52
[Audio Lesson] These diaphragm push-up exercises are in 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. These exercises will help strengthen your diaphragmatic breathing to gain more awareness and control of diaphragm muscles.

The more control of this muscle, the better you can control the flow of air through your wind pipe to create an improved balance of vocal sound.
Summary/review - Anatomy of your Vocal instrument and Breath Control2:43
In the beginning when you begin lower diaphragmic breathing it may feel uncomfortable or that you are not getting enough air, because you are comfortable with raising your chest upward to intake air instead of expanding the lower ribs side to side , horizontally , and expanding the trunk of your body front and back, It will feel look you are buidling a foundation of air. of which you are doing so. to lay the sound upon. The from that point you must learn to contol the release of the air.

2 minutes (2:43)

Vowel Articulation - Singing on the Vowel - EE AY AH OH OO and Medial AH Part 15:29
Learn how to sing on the vowel. When we sing we must shape the sound physically and mentally. Learn the physical form and structure and gain strength.

5 minutes (5:29)
Vowel Articulation - Singing on the Vowel Part 22:43
It is important to keep the physical position of the vowel once you have shaped the position that creates the ultimate level of good sound. Mentally you must photograph these various positions.

2 minutes (2:43)
Vowel Articulation - Shaping the Vowel Part 39:39
Let's study the specifics description and execution of the vowel sounds. EE AY AH OH OO

9 minutes (9:39)
Vowel Articulation - Medial AH Part 44:18
The pure sound of Medial AH encompasses words such as Mask, laugh, dance, that require widening the sides of your tongue! Also it encompasses a diphthong. AH-IH for the vowel I. This one requires a lot of mental shaping and listening to the audio sound you create to physically execute.

4 minutes (4:18)
Summary - vowel articulation0:52

Focus and Placement - Visualize Ahead5:38
The vibrations of sound come alive within your vocal cavity and hard palate. A balanced compressed air breath stream will allow to feel and then know where to place the sound and create vivid Harmonic Overtones on the vowel. For example feeling your head tone placement versus your chest tone placement and your mixed voice.

5 minutes (5:38)
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Focus and Placement| Bass3:44
[Audio Lesson] These Focus and Placement exercises are in all 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. The use of the consonant "T" followed by the vowel sounds, Too Toe Tah Tay Tee, will help us measure our hard palate keyboard for the placement of our low, medium and high vocal ranges. These Vocal exercises will help you obtain a more consistent accurate placement of quality tone.

(03:44)
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Focus and Placement| Baritone3:23
[Audio Lesson] These Focus and Placement exercises are in all 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. The use of the consonant "T" followed by the vowel sounds,Too Toe Tah Tay Tee, will help us measure our hard palate keyboard for the placement of our low, medium and high vocal ranges. These Vocal exercises will help you obtain a more consistent accurate placement of quality tone.

(03:23)
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Focus and Placement| Tenor3:06
[Audio Lesson] These Focus and Placement exercises are in all 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. The use of the consonant "T" followed by the vowel sounds, Too Toe Tah Tay Tee, will help us measure our hard palate keyboard for the placement of our low, medium and high vocal ranges. These Vocal exercises will help you obtain a more consistent accurate placement of quality tone.

(03:06)
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Focus and Placement| Alto2:41
[Audio Lesson] These Focus and Placement exercises are in all 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. The use of the consonant "T" followed by the vowel sounds, Too Toe Tah Tay Tee, will help us measure our hard palate keyboard for the placement of our low, medium and high vocal ranges. These Vocal exercises will help you obtain a more consistent accurate placement of quality tone.

(2:41)
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Focus and Placement| Soprano3:32
[Audio Lesson] These Focus and Placement exercises are in all 5 vocal ranges: Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Soprano. The use of the consonant "T" followed by the vowel sounds, Too Toe Tah Tay Tee, will help us measure our hard palate keyboard for the placement of our low, medium and high vocal ranges. These Vocal exercises will help you obtain a more consistent accurate placement of quality tone.

(3:32)

What is a Register Change?7:00
First learn to recognize where your voice is changing. Learn to listen to all the colors of your voice. Learn to relax over those register changes from low chest tone to medium mixed voice and high head tone.

7 minutes (7:00)
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Register Change | Bass5:44
[Audio Lesson] Running scales is a very good way to hear all the sounds or parts of your voice. Imagine you are a piano keyboard moving higher in vocal tone and then lower on each note within the scale. Look in the mirror as you do these exercises. Are you raising your head as you do these exercises, trying to reach for the sky? That would be incorrect.

Keep your head comfortably erect or look straight-ahead and your shoulders down with chest relatively flat. Do not reach for the tones with your vocal cavity or head. Remember to lower your jaw as you climb up the scale. Lessen the air stream/pressure, or you might not be forming the vowel correctly with your teeth, tongue and jaw if your voice cracks.

Practice to find the balance of air or vocal breath stream that will allow you to climb the scale with an open throat, like yawning and without tightness in the jaw or straining. There should be no feeling of stress throughout your body.

(05:44)
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Register Change | Baritone5:11
[Audio Lesson] Running scales is a very good way to hear all the sounds or parts of your voice. Imagine you are a piano keyboard moving higher in vocal tone and then lower on each note within the scale. Look in the mirror as you do these exercises. Are you raising your head as you do these exercises, trying to reach for the sky? That would be incorrect.

Keep your head comfortably erect or look straight-ahead and your shoulders down with chest relatively flat. Do not reach for the tones with your vocal cavity or head. Remember to lower your jaw as you climb up the scale. Lessen the air stream/pressure, or you might not be forming the vowel correctly with your teeth, tongue and jaw if your voice cracks.

Practice to find the balance of air or vocal breath stream that will allow you to climb the scale with an open throat, like yawning and without tightness in the jaw or straining. There should be no feeling of stress throughout your body.

(05:11)
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Register Change | Tenor5:56
[Audio Lesson] Running scales is a very good way to hear all the sounds or parts of your voice. Imagine you are a piano keyboard moving higher in vocal tone and then lower on each note within the scale. Look in the mirror as you do these exercises. Are you raising your head as you do these exercises, trying to reach for the sky? That would be incorrect.

Keep your head comfortably erect or look straight-ahead and your shoulders down with chest relatively flat. Do not reach for the tones with your vocal cavity or head. Remember to lower your jaw as you climb up the scale. Lessen the air stream/pressure, or you might not be forming the vowel correctly with your teeth, tongue and jaw if your voice cracks.

Practice to find the balance of air or vocal breath stream that will allow you to climb the scale with an open throat, like yawning and without tightness in the jaw or straining. There should be no feeling of stress throughout your body.

(05:56)
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Register Change | Alto5:33
[Audio Lesson] Running scales is a very good way to hear all the sounds or parts of your voice. Imagine you are a piano keyboard moving higher in vocal tone and then lower on each note within the scale. Look in the mirror as you do these exercises. Are you raising your head as you do these exercises, trying to reach for the sky? That would be incorrect.

Keep your head comfortably erect or look straight-ahead and your shoulders down with chest relatively flat. Do not reach for the tones with your vocal cavity or head. Remember to lower your jaw as you climb up the scale. Lessen the air stream/pressure, or you might not be forming the vowel correctly with your teeth, tongue and jaw if your voice cracks.

Practice to find the balance of air or vocal breath stream that will allow you to climb the scale with an open throat, like yawning and without tightness in the jaw or straining. There should be no feeling of stress throughout your body.

(05:33)
Self-Practice Vocal Exercises: Register Change | Soprano7:12
[Audio Lesson] Running scales is a very good way to hear all the sounds or parts of your voice. Imagine you are a piano keyboard moving higher in vocal tone and then lower on each note within the scale. Look in the mirror as you do these exercises. Are you raising your head as you do these exercises, trying to reach for the sky? That would be incorrect.

Keep your head comfortably erect or look straight-ahead and your shoulders down with chest relatively flat. Do not reach for the tones with your vocal cavity or head. Remember to lower your jaw as you climb up the scale. Lessen the air stream/pressure, or you might not be forming the vowel correctly with your teeth, tongue and jaw if your voice cracks.

Practice to find the balance of air or vocal breath stream that will allow you to climb the scale with an open throat, like yawning and without tightness in the jaw or straining. There should be no feeling of stress throughout your body.

(07:12)

How to study and interpret a song11:15
Are you truthful to your audience when you sing? Learn how to diagnose or examine the song lyrics and make them your own. Find your own voice.

Include an audience participation song. The audience loves to jion in singing.

Remember to look the part if the song is happy or high energy, smile and move that body!

Choose your performance songs wisely. Know your audience do not pick a Hip Hop song for an Opera audience.

Make sure you know the melody line of the song. It is impossible to change a song when you are not sure of the original melody.

Be confident!

Don't forget to have FUN!

11 minutes (11:15)

Requirements

My one requirement is that the student find a quiet place to practice without distractions, a mirror to see his body movements and focus as finding ones own inner voice requires a large amount of mental concentration, listening to the subtle, slight movements of your audible inner keyboard. Also students must bring a willingness to learn, talent, dedication, patience and be open-minded. The vocal exercises are included for practice. Of course it is always helpful for a singer to own a keyboard/piano. The knowledge of some basic music theory such as reading notes of the keyboard, what is a scale? What are the major keys? What is a measure? However it is not necessary to complete this course. But sometimes you just want to practice singing that one note or one interval and having a piano always helps.

Description

All sound comes from Vibrations or waves transmitted and heard within our body.. I believe if we approach our vocal instrument in that manner we can allow our instincts to come forth. Learning to feel the sound throughout our bodies or be the sound. All humans have music instincts from the heart and the brain. For example we are born with the rhythm of our heartbeat and then the imagination from the brain can stimulate our emotions in song. The Audio keyboard as well as the vibrations of our body can help us find exactly where those vibrations of sound are coming from then with the physical, mental and technical information we are able to put that knowledge together and go back to that place within our bodies always to repeat a wonderful vocal sound and gain more confidence. Practice and self motivation will allow you to remember exactly where that physical, emotional and audio point of sound was placed in you vocal cavity. I have included vocal exercises for you to help tap into that physical space. The videos take you step by step into the physical and mental side of singing. .After I learned the technical side I started to rely more on what I was feeling the vibrations of sound and how the breath and the shapes I was making with my vocal cavity, lips, tongue and jaw affected the sound I was producing. Also my state of mind. Music changes your state of mind. I then began to measure the sound vibrations diagnosing where it came from. I learned to balance the breath stream with the point of contact in my vocal cavity, hard palate to repeat the sound over and over again. These sound vibrations began to tell me who I was as a singer, all the colors of my voice and how I could adjust them as needed. I feel the student who takes this course will want to sing technically and instinctively to become more intelligent as a singer and begin to rely more on their own body instincts and emotions. I believe they can discover more of their own voice and bring more of the inner voice out.

Who this course is for:

This course is meant for most students who are unable to connect the dots between the physical side of tone production to the mental side of tone production. The goal of this course is to bridge the gap so that students can re-create a great tone consistently.

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Introductions and Determining your Vocal Range/Type/ Classification MF4 lectures • 25min

Anatomy of your Vocal Instrument and Breath Control2 lectures • 14min

Breathing and Breath Control8 lectures • 35min

Vowel Articulation5 lectures • 23min

Focus and Placement6 lectures • 22min

Register Change6 lectures • 37min

Song Interpretation1 lecture • 11min

Requirements

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