Singing Exercises 3: “Tuning” The Voice

After making sure we are breathing correctly, and having warmed up our singing mechanisms, it’s time to tune the voice. Here we are going to begin to use the Kodaly Method,  developed by Zoltan Kodaly. Remember the Sound of Music? The exercise below should be sung using the Solfege notes: “Soh, Me, Soh, Me, Soh, Me, La,… Continue reading Singing Exercises 3: “Tuning” The Voice

Singing Exercises 2: Warming Up The Voice

After making sure we are breathing optimally in order to sing well, we need to make sure our vocal chords are working well, and that our voice is resonating across a comfortably wide range. To begin with let’s quickly look at the basic mechanisms of singing, to give us an idea of why we might… Continue reading Singing Exercises 2: Warming Up The Voice