Vocal Lessons: 1 Warm Ups and Cool Downs

Course details

Learn how to sing with one-on-one vocal lessons from one of the world's top voice coaches. Jeannie Deva, originator of The Deva Method®, helped thousands of singers improve their vocal performance. Grammy-winning artists, Broadway actors, and amateur singers alike. Her entire body of knowledge has been distilled it into this series of comprehensive online lessons. Part 1 covers the mechanics of voice production and the basic warm-up and cool-down exercises you need to keep your voice in shape. Learn how to sing better and improve your range, tone, and resonance, while reducing dreaded vocal strain. Watch and practice from the comfort of your own home—with the same techniques Jeannie's own clients have used to keep their muscles limber and reduce vocal tension.

Learning objectives
Keeping your voice limber with neck massage
Practicing tongue exercises
Correcting bad vocal habits
Stretching and exercising the tongue with slides
Warming up with lip trills
Reducing vocal strain
Improving vocal range

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome

1. Warming Up

02 - Basics - Warm-ups vs. exercises and songs
03 - What are cool downs, part 1
04 - What are cool downs, part 2
05 - Exercise 1 - Seven-step massage, part 1
06 - Exercise 1 - Seven-step massage, part 2

2. Tongue Exercises and the La-Ga Series

07 - Basics - Your tongue
08 - Exercise 2 - Ice cream lick
09 - Exercise 3 - Tongue roll
10 - Exercise 4 - Serpent tongue
11 - Exercise 5 instructions - The la-ga series, part 1
12 - Exercise 5 instructions - The la-ga series, part 2
13 - Exercise 5 instructions - The la-ga series, part 2
14 - Exercise 5 coaching - The la-ga series, part 1
15 - Exercise 5 coaching - The la-ga series, part 2
16 - Exercise 6 instructions - The la-ga series
17 - Exercise 6 coaching - The la-ga series

3. Slides, Trills, and Tone

18 - Introduction to the N and NG slides for exercises 7 and 8
19 - Exercise 7 instructions - N slides
20 - Exercise 7 coaching - N slides
21 - Exercise 8 instructions - NG Slides
22 - Exercise 8 coaching - NG slides
23 - Exercise 9 instructions - Melodic tongue stretch
24 - Exercise 9 coaching - Melodic tongue stretch
25 - Exercise 10 instructions - Tongue release
26 - Exercise 10 coaching - Tongue release
27 - Exercise 11 instructions - Lip trills
28 - Exercise 11 coaching - Lip trills

4. Quick-Fix Exercises

29 - Introduction to quick-fix exercises
30 - Exercise 1 instructions - Reducing vocal strain
31 - Exercise 1 coaching - Reducing vocal strain
32 - Exercise 2 - Improving vocal range and flexibility with lip trills
33 - Exercise 3 instructions - Developing vocal range and resonance (nose buzz)
34 - Exercise 3 coaching - Developing vocal range and resonance (nose buzz)
35 - Exercise 4 instructions - Enhancing vocal range and tone (oow)
36 - Exercise 4 coaching - Enhancing vocal range and tone (oow)
37 - Exercise 5 - Connecting vocal range and tone (hmm)

Conclusion

38 - ArtistWorks and Next Steps