Singing Lessons: 2 Foundational Exercises

Course details

Explore techniques and exercises that can help you grow as a vocalist. In this course—the second in a series focusing on learning how to sing—learn concepts that can provide you with a solid foundation as a singer. Professional vocalist Lari White explains how musical relationships work in chords, scales, and intervals. She also helps you train your ear to identify common sounds, and provides some foundational warm-up exercises for both your voice and body. To wrap up, Lari helps you shape your vocal sound by helping you understand pitch and tone and how they work within your vocal range and register.

Learning objectives
Understanding scales, chords, and intervals
Range and register
Ear training
Warming up your voice and body
Building a warm-up routine
Using yoga for the practice and performance of singing
Shaping your vocal sound

Concepts

Introduction

Welcome

Understanding Scales, Chords, and Intervals

Singing scales
Introduction to range and register
Chords and intervals - Major triads
Chords and intervals - Minor triads
Chords and intervals - 7th chords

Ear Training

Ear training - Intervals, part 1
Ear training - Intervals, part 2
Ear training - Intervals, part 3
Ear training - Rhythm and meter, part 1
Ear training - Rhythm and meter, part 2
Ear training - Pitch

Warming Up Your Voice and Body

Vocal warm-ups - Mountain pose, neck rolls, toe touch, and roll up
Vocal warm-ups - Hmm sweeps and scales
Vocal warm-ups - Vowel scales, part 1
Vocal warm-ups - Vowel scales, part 2
Building a warm-up routine

Yoga for Singers

Yoga for singers - Introduction
Yoga for singers - Breathing exercise
Yoga for singers - The forward fold

Shaping Your Vocal Sound

Pitch exercise - Mock me, part 1
Pitch exercise - Mock me, part 2
Pitch exercise - Mock me, part 3
Pitch exercise - Practicing with a tuner
Phrasing and diction
Tone