Description:
Today, our focus is body engagement, sometimes called “breath support”. The overall goal is very simple: we want our abdominal muscles to help with breath control, so that our throat can stay pretty relaxed and free. The good news is: your body naturally knows how to do this when you exhale on a strong hiss.
Exercises:
Hiss pulse to Hey (Pulse x 3, hiss to Hey x3) G descend
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You are encouraged to start your practice session with an exercise like those we learned today, and then continue being aware of that gentle engagement as you move on to other exercises and song work.
Lessons:
- 1: What Is Vibrato?
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2:
Body Engagement
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3:
Cord Closure
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4:
Resonant Space
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5:
Relaxation
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6:
Imitation
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7:
Diphthongs
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8:
Recreating Natural Vibrato
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9:
Straight Tone & Vibrato
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10:
Slowing Down A Tremolo
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11:
Speeding Up A Wobble
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12:
Vibrato At The End Of A Phrase
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13:
Vibrato At The End Of A Sustained Pitch
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14:
Congratulations & Vibrato Focused Warmup
Instructor: Abram Poliakoff
Abram Poliakoff is a singer, guitarist, pianist, teacher, conductor, and composer. He received a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Arts from USC’s Thornton School of Music and has been teaching music for 8 years. He is currently both the Associate Artistic Director and a tenor in the L.A. Choral Lab, which recently released its first studio album Sonic Visions in the fall of 2019. Abram teaches and performs a wide range of genres including Classical, Jazz, Folk and Popular music in the Los Angeles area. He has also sung with the San Francisco Opera and Pocket Opera in the Bay Area. His teaching mission is to help his students utilize vocal technique to find their authentic and healthy voice while maximizing genre flexibility and a naturalness of expression.