Description:
Repeats are the step between touching a note and sustaining it. Our syllable for these exercises is BUH, because the initial B sound provides good support. But if you have another syllable you like, feel free to use that instead! Other options include brighter sounds, like NAY or NA, which also help bring the vocal folds together - or a syllable with a consonant at the beginning & end, like MUHM or BUHB, for even more support. Singing open vowels is more challenging, so we’re working toward them gradually.
We’re using 3 variations of a major arpeggio. For our first exercise, we’ll repeat the top note 4 times.
Exercises:
Exercises:
- BUH 1358888531
- BUH 1358888—531
- BUH 1358888888—531
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.