Description:
This series is intended for Bass, Baritone, and Tenors. Because those voice types span a wide range already, you’ll probably find one section more challenging than the others. Low Basses may be comfortable with most pitches in the low range extension exercises, and high Tenors may be comfortable in the high range extension exercises. The reality is: most singers are somewhere in the middle, or the “Baritone” range, so hopefully you get a stretch on both ends.
If an exercise goes too high or low to be sung, please consider the following, in order:
- Modify the syllable or vowel (meaning, sing on something that feels easier to you)
- Switch to something semi-closed (like a lip trill, straw singing, hum or NG)
- Sing the pitches you can, and audiate (sing in your head) any pitches you can’t
- Drop out and rejoin when you’re able
Join me for an easy, medium-range warmup!
Lessons:
- 1: Welcome
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2:
Warmup
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3:
Low Range Extension
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4:
Head Voice Extension
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5:
Mix-belt Range Extension
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6:
Conclusion
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.