vCCALS

repared by asLor Samuel Mar 1omboc

CourLesy of vocal Coach



1A8LL Cl CCn1Ln1S

l CompleLe 8reaLhlng
A lnLroducLlon
Pow lmporLanL ls breaLhlng
WhaL ls Lhe meanlng of breaLh?
1he process of breaLhlng
8 osLure
Coal ln posLure
Where dld Lhls prlnclple come from?
Some quesLlons you mlghL ask
C 8reaLhlng beglns
Slde and 8ack expanslon
Cood breaLhlng managemenL
8emlnders and quesLlons
Lxerclses
ll CompleLe vocal Warmup
A lnLroducLlon
lmporLance of warmup
WhaL are we?
8 Warmup rlnclples
PumChew
Movlng Pead
roper reparaLlon revenLs oor erformance
1he 8unnerALhleLe
Llps 1ongue and 1eeLh
lll Lxpandlng your range
A lnLroducLlon
8 CeLLlng SLarLed
ueflnlng our posslble range
ueLermlnlng your currenL range
C volce ClasslflcaLlon
u ChesLLohead
L Lxerclse 8ules
l Crab you Longue

I CCMLL1L 8kLA1nING

Introduct|on
% Who would have LhoughL LhaL we are capable of exchanglng 1300 quarLs
of alr per hour and sLlll havlng reserved avallable for emergencles?
%Who would have LhoughL LhaL someLhlng we were born dolng correcLly
would need Lo be reLralned ln our adulL llves?

Pow lmporLanL ls breaLhlng?
% 8reaLh ls llfe no breaLh no llfe
% ?ou can llve wlLhouL vocal cords buL noL wlLhouL breaLh
% 8ables show us lL ls posslble Lo llve wlLh Lhe ablllLy Lo speak clear words
buL noL wlLhouL breaLh
% eople who don`L have pleaslng volces are very much allve unless Lhey
have no breaLh

WhaL ls Lhe meanlng of breaLh?
% 8reaLh ls Lhe alr we breaLhe and LhaL alr conLalns llfe glvlng oxygen
% AfLer we Lake Lhe oxygen ouL of Lhe alr whaL ls lefL ls carbon dloxlde for us
lL ls Lhe lefLover of Lhe breaLhlng process buL for Lhe planLs and Lrees lL's
much needed llfe
% arL of whaL Lhe planLs and Lrees do wlLh lL ls Lo produce more oxygen

1he process of breaLhlng
% 1here a dome shaped muscles under Lhe lungs called Lhe dlaphragm
% As lL lowers and flaLLens lL creaLes a vacuum ln Lhe chesL cavlLy or Lhe
Lhorax
% Alr rushes ln and LhaL alr conLalns oxygen LhaL feeds our body
% As we expel Lhe lefLover carbon dloxlde we have Lhe opLlon of allowlng
Lhe vocal folds Lo vlbraLe LhaL's whaL glves us audlble sound for speaklng
and slnglng




osture
% lf you have you ever learn Lo play an lnsLrumenL or sporL you have been
LhoughL Lhe lmporLance of Lhe physlcal poslLlon

% lL ls lmporLanL Lo be ln Lhe mosL efflclenL poslLlon aL all Llmes lf noL you
wlll have elLher poor Lechnlc ln[ury or boLh can resulL

- Poldlng Lhe lnsLrumenL (LhaL's you) ls where we begln

Coal ln osLure (SLandlng oslLlon)
- AllgnmenL and 8alance
% 8emember Lhls hrase l wanL a long back of Lhe neck and shorL fronL of
Lhe neck"
% lf you feel dlscomforL ln Lhe back lL ls Lo be expecLed some unused
muscles wlll be used
% Muscles have memory"
% racLlce makes permanenL"


Where dld Lhls prlnclples come from?
% lrom 1oddlers aL ages 18 because lL ls naLural Lo Lhem
% We were creaLed Lo be uprlghL physlcally and splrlLually
% 8ecome broken and crooked ln elLher of Lhls arena and you`re ln Lrouble

Some quesLlons you mlghL ask
% Pow can l apply Lhls raLher sLlff posLure ln oLher slnglng? (op
conLemporary muslc eLc)
% Are Lhere some exerclses l can be dolng Lo help my posLure muscles geL ln
shape?
a Abdomlnal crunches
b Superman crunches




8reath|ng 8eg|ns
- "roper preparaLlon prevenLs poor performance"
% We begln by lylng down and resL your hand rlghL aL Lhe abdomen rlghL aL
your belly buLLon
% As we lnhale Lhe abdomen should rlse and down as we exhale
% 1he chesL should be sLlll buL Lhe abdomen ls where Lhe acLlon wlll be
% uo noL hold you Lummy ln because you need Lo allow Lhem Lo expand
freely

Slde and 8ack Lxpanslon
% 1o develop a useful body we musL always work on Lhe opposlng
anLagonlsLlc muscles
% ln Lhls case lL ls our sldes (lot yoot booJs ovet yoot wolst ooJ fotcefolly
soy bey yoo!)
% As you can see Lhe body ls made Lo use Lhese anLagonlsLlc muscles Lo keep
Lhlngs ln balance
% lf you had Lrouble feellng your sldes expand ls because you are allowlng
Lhe chesL Lo collapse as you shouLed
% 1o feel Lhe back expand leL`s Lry Lo yawn

Lxerc|ses
% Pa ha ha ha ha
% Pl hl hl hl hl hl hl
% Pl hl hl hl hl hl hl (wlLh slp ln beLween)
% 4 slps ln and 8 hlsses ouL
% 13 slps and hlsses (Advance)
% dog panLs (sLarLs slowly Lo fasL)







Cood 8reaLh ManagemenL
% 8reaLh supporL ln speaklng and slnglng ls noL pushlng and consclously
squeezlng Lhe breaLh ouL
% lL's Lhe process of esLabllshlng and malnLalnlng a dynamlc balance wlLhln
Lhe resplraLory sysLem
% lL`s Lhe ablllLy Lo Lake ln [usL whaL you need Lhen leL lL ouL aL exacLly Lhe
rlghL phase and Lhe rlghL volume for LhaL phrase
8emlnders and common CuesLlons
% AnyLlme durlng lnhalaLlon LhaL you ralse Lhe chesL above Lhe level LhaL
consLlLuLes good posLure ls pulls Lhe body ouL of balance and desLroys
naLural body coordlnaLlon
% 1ry and feel Lhe breaLh confers lnLo Lhe lower back abdomlnal and slde
expanslon wlll Lhen happen auLomaLlcally
% LeL Lhe back and sldes conLlnue Lo expand as you begln Lo exhale or slng a
phrase
% 1o encourage proper posLure whlle worklng on Lhe correcL breaLhlng
Lechnlc press you flngers agalnsL Lhe collar bone lL glves Lhe collar bone a
place Lo be ln sLay
% CloLhlng LhaL ls Lo LlghL can only lnhlblL Lhe ablllLy Lo breaLhe Lhere musL
be room Lhe enLlre walsL and abdomen Lo expand when you lnhale
% lf you begln Lo experlence back paln durlng your breaLhlng exerclses do
noL be surprlse lLs naLural
% lf you seem Lo be creaLlng a loL of exLra mucous durlng breaLhlng exerclses
ls for Lhls reason Lhe lncrease ln resplraLlon has cause a conLracLlon of Lhe
mucous membrane ln your nose LhroaL and bronchl your body ls now able
Lo dlscharge whaL has been blocklng Lhls passages and Lhe resulL ls easler
breaLhlng due Lo open and clear passages
% leellng of belchlng and hunger ls normal due Lo consLanL presslng of Lhe
sLomach lnward durlng breaLhlng
% lncompleLe exchange of oxygen and carbon dloxlde ls ofLen Lhe cause of
yawnlng make sure you geL rld of Lhe old carbon dloxlde by exhallng
compleLely

Lxerc|ses
- (lncluded ln Lhe cd)
IICCMLL1L VCCAL WAkMU

Introduct|on
% WhaL does lL mean Lo warpup anyLhlng? lL means ralslng Lhe acLual
LemperaLure

lmporLance of warmup
% Warmlng up Lhe volce and all lLs supporL sysLem llLerally lncreases Lhe
LemperaLure of Lhe muscles flbers Lhey produce heaL as meLabollc by
producL of work Lo slng accuraLely and wlLh flexlblllLy and sLamlna we need
Lhls klnd of preparaLlon
% Warm muscles conLracL fasLer LhaL's needed for good vocal conLrol
% A warmed up volce has a beLLer plLch accuracy flexlblllLy maxlmum range
aL Lop and boLLom and overall sLrengLh and sLamlna

WhaL are we?
% Slngers and speakers you are a vocal aLhleLe Slnglng ls physlcal Lhere`s a
loL more Lhan [usL feellng Lhe muslc of havlng a passlon for Lhe message
% Cood posLure and breaLhlng should always be presenL

Warmup r|nc|p|e

PumChew
% Always check your breaLhlng and posLure We`ll begln ln a PuM
% leel Lhe alr and sound prlmarlly Lhrough Lhe nose Lo have a vlbraLlng
sensaLlon Lo open up Lhe faclal cavlLy
% We wlll add a chew moLlon as we hum Lo help Lhe [aw Lo be relaxed

Movlng Pead
% Check you posLure and breaLhlng wlLh Lhe Pum Chew roLaLe Lhe head
back and forLh from rlghL Lo lefL
% 1hls wlll Lhe neck and LhroaL relaxed



roper reparaLlon revenLs oor erformance
% 1lme and efforL you lnvesL ln warmlng up can make all Lhe dlfference ln
how well and how conslsLenLly you slng

1he 8unnerALhleLe
% We are vocal aLhleLes
% We are Lo dress ln a way our breaLhlng ls noL lnhlblLed llke Lhe runners
Lhey are dressed Lo run slngers should dress Lo slng
% 1he real lssue here ls breaLhlng

Llps 1ongue and 1eeLh
% lmporLanL parL of clear words

IIILkANDING CUk kANGL

Introduct|on
- 1hls ls Lhe mosL lnLeresLlng and exlLlng vocal dlsclpllnes posslble
% Maxlmlzlng your range and havlng your volce sound well connecLed from
Lop Lo boLLom wlLhouL Lhose noLlceable breaks or shlfLs ls an achlevable
goal for mosL slngers
- We should undersLand our llmlLs

Gett|ng Started

ueflnlng our posslble range
% noLes LhaL we are capable of slnglng wlLhouL sLralnlng or pushlng your
volce
% lL's Lhe range LhaL ls llmlLed only by your physlcal mechanlsm
% As we learn and geL comforLed wlLh Lhe new range we can slng more song
and wlLh more sLyle
% lL can make us more healLhler conslsLenL and more flexlble slnger




% CuesLlon Pow long wlll lL Lake me Lo dlscover my full range?
% Answer 1haL wlll dlffer wlLh each person based on how focus
deLermlned and dlllgenL you are and how good your foundaLlons are
Pavlng good posLure breaLhlng Lone and dlcLlon can make Lhe process
much fasLer
% lL's a worklng process

ueLermlnlng your currenL range
% Slng a slmple scale of a slmple song and deflne you comforLable Lop and
boLLom range
% As you flnd your range be remlnded LhaL Lhere ls a dlfference beLween
slnglng a noLe and hlLLlng a noLe
% When you slng a noLe you are ln conLrol and your face and neck are
relaxed
% When you hlL a noLe you are probably pushlng beyond your volce ls able
Lo do well aL Lhls Llme ?ou may noLlce your chln sLlcklng ouL or your LhroaL
muscles LlghLen

Vo|ce C|ass|f|cat|on
% 8ass L above mlddle C down Lwo ocLaves below (L4 down Lo L2)
% 8arlLone C above mlddle C Lo Lwo ocLaves below (C4 Lo C2)
% 1enor Plgh C and ocLave above mlddle C Lwo ocLaves Lo Lhe C below
mlddle C (C3 down Lo C3)
% ConLra AlLo u a nlnLh above mlddle C Lo Lwo ocLaves below (u3 down Lo
u3)
% Mezzo Soprano Lwo ocLaves golng from a hlgh A or A3 down Lo L3 Lhe L
below mlddle C
% Sopranos u6 above hlgh C down Lwo and a half ocLaves down Lo C3 or C
below mlddle C
% As you dlscover your full range and even expand LhaL range you may need
Lo change your volce classlflcaLlon
% 8uL lf you wanL your volce Lo lasL don'L push lL Lo be whaL lL ls noL
% ?our vocal range should only be llmlLed by Lhe slze and shape of your
vocal mechanlsm

Chesttohead
% ChesL volcelL refers Lo our lower reglsLer lL ls lnclude buL llmlLed Lo our
speaklng volce range as you speak and slng ln Lhls range you can llLerally
feel your chesL vlbraLe
% Pead volcelL refers Lo noLes LhaL are hlgher and a Lrue exLenslon of Lhe
chesL volce lL's a mlx of chesL and falseLLo

Lxerc|se ku|es
% ConsLanLly monlLor you posLure
% 8reaLhe low and full
% keep you LhroaL relaxed by genLly massage lL whlle you slng
% Whenever you are slnglng a vowel allow Lhe Llp of your Longue Lo resL
behlnd you boLLom LeeLh lL encourages clear volce quallLy and
pronunclaLlon
% racLlce makes permanenL So do lL rlghL

Grab your tongue
% 1he Longue ofLen Lrles Lo conLracL and pull back as we go hlgher
% lf lL does lL causes Lenslon ln Lhe LhroaL Lenslon LhaL lnLerferes wlLh free
slnglng
% lL also makes clear dlcLlon all buL lmposslble

Lxerc|ses
- SpeakSlnglng
% Lxpresslonless SLaLue Slren
% Llp 1rlll 8ubble
% (some lncluded ln Lhe cd)