Description:
Sustaining a note is objectively more difficult than just hitting that same note. We need support from our breathing muscles, good cord closure so we’re not leaking air, practice staying on one pitch without wavering, and often some vibrato.
To help us along the way, we’ll use semi-closed exercises in part one, repeats that gradually sustain in part two, and a few different kinds of sustains in part three.
To help us along the way, we’ll use semi-closed exercises in part one, repeats that gradually sustain in part two, and a few different kinds of sustains in part three.
Lessons:
- 1: Warmup
- 2: Warmup
- 3: Supporting Long Notes
- 4: Repeats
- 5: Sustains
- 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.