Description:
Working toward those open vowels, we’ll begin with the syllable Zaye into an open AH. Both the lowest and highest pitches are sustained, and we’re creating a longer phrase with a slightly slower tempo than usual.
Please note: if any of the exercises in this lesson are too long for you, remember you can make them easier by singing first on a semi-closed exercise (like straw singing or a lip trill), then try them on a syllable with consonants (like BUH or MUM). If you want, you can repeat each exercise a few times in that order: SOVT, syllable, and then vowel.
Exercises:
Please note: if any of the exercises in this lesson are too long for you, remember you can make them easier by singing first on a semi-closed exercise (like straw singing or a lip trill), then try them on a syllable with consonants (like BUH or MUM). If you want, you can repeat each exercise a few times in that order: SOVT, syllable, and then vowel.
Exercises:
- ZayeYAH 1-358-531
- Slow 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1 ( G to Middle C)
- YAH 58—---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.