Episode #9 - It's all about that Vowel

Boulder Voice Lessons Episode #12 Voice Drills

Once upon a time… a singer was practicing a song for their upcoming solo at Fairview High School. This singer was putting in lots of time near the piano, practicing the song with the greatest of intentions to improve. However, the singer was doing it all wrong. The student was solidifying a terrible technique. Breathing small, singing nasal, wrong segments, not enough breath flow, etc, etc, ecteteraaaaaa (We’ve been watching the King and I).

The Singing Lessons student also ran the whole song from beginning to end, never stopping to drill a high note, a hard phrase, or any drilling of the breath.

Come performance time, what do you think happened?

The way you practice is the way you perform.

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Episode #11 - Back to the Basics

From Chapter VI of Manuel Garcia Jr's New Treatise on the Art of Singing:

First.—The pupil should gently and slowly inhale for a few seconds, as much air as the chest can well contain.
Secondly.—After taking a deep breath, the air should be exhaled again very gently and slowly.
Thirdly.—Fill the lungs, and keep them inflated for the longest possible time. And,
Fourthly.—Exhale completely, and leave the chest empty as long as the physical powers will conveniently allow.

Try on your own, and let me know if you have any questions!

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Episode #10 - Falsetto Voice Exercises

Don't neglect the falsetto! It's the key to the whole techniqe...

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Episode #9 - It's all about that Vowel

I’ll never forget sneaking a peek through my father’s fingers at the gruesome sacrifice scene at the end of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

I imagine that my dad thought “Doom” would be more like the Raiders of the Lost Ark, and, he was born in a different era, so... what’s the problem of taking a five-year-old to a PG movie???

Oooooh maaaaaaannnnnn...

Well, outraged parents everywhere led to the creation of a new rating from the MPAA which gave us all PG-13.

This monumental change affected moviegoers, Hollywood, and the billions o’ dollars in that industry.

Well, that’s nothing compared to the change that the latest episode of the Boulder Voice Lessons podcast will do for you!

We talkin’ bout Vowels today and how they will make or break your performance.

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By the way, if you have any ideas for any upcoming podcast episodes, drop me a line and let me know what you need help with.

All the best,
Josh
Boulder Voice Lessons

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Episode #8 - Working with a new technique

Today's episode features a song written by Blaze Foley titled, Clay Pigeons... We use the song to talk about how the breath flows, and how to keep your structure while singing different vowels or words...

Enjoy!

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