Description:
Remember from the last lesson that the main way we alter the size and shape of our vocal tract is through the vowels we sing. But what does that mean practically, since every song you sing will have a combination of vowels that you’re not in control of?
The answer is: we add a shade of UH to many of the vowels we sing, particularly if they’re a tricky vowel on a difficult pitch. This helps us create a smooth connection between our vowels, especially if we are moving from a brighter vowel to something darker.
Exercises:
The answer is: we add a shade of UH to many of the vowels we sing, particularly if they’re a tricky vowel on a difficult pitch. This helps us create a smooth connection between our vowels, especially if we are moving from a brighter vowel to something darker.
Exercises:
- UH-EE, UH-AY, UH-Oh, Uh-Oo
- UheYah and UhoWUh
- Latin vowels IEAOU + shade of UH
Lessons:
- 1: Welcome
- 2: Warmup
- 3: Neutral Larynx
- 4: Adding “UH”
- 5: Maintaining Space
- 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.