Breathing

Set a metronome on Google at 80 BPM.

• Breathe in smoothly over 8 beats.

• Hiss out smoothly over 8 beats.

• Extend this to 16 breaths.

CHALLENGE: See how many beats you can hiss for!

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Warm-ups

• Sirens

• Humming

• Tongue twisters

• Long notes, with dynamics. (Soft to loud, etc.)

Don't forget to warm up your whole vocal range, bottom to top!

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Scales

Set a metronome on Google at 60 BPM.

• Sing your scales with sol-fa.

• Sing your scales to 'doo'.

CHALLENGE: Once you can sing the scale slowly, speed it up!

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Songs

Start on songs after you have warmed up!

• Sing with the original singer to learn the melody. (For jazz songs, listen to lots of versions!)

• Sing with the backing track to practice on your own.

• Start memorising the lyrics by practising individual verses without them.