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Lesson 4A-B: The 5-Tone Scale – Bratty Ney and Dopey Gee
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Lesson 4A: The 5-Tone Scale – Bratty Ney
Why 00:10
- To decrease tension, especially in the neck surrounding the vocal cords
- Reduce thickness of the vocal cords
- To relax outer muscles, easy transition from low notes to high notes (chest to head)
- This exercise helps maintain cord closure as you go through the first bridge
- Gives you a more vocal cord participation in the sound
What 00:29
On the pitch demonstrated, Go from chest voice into head voice without strain, reach, breaks, cracks, or flips
How 00:39
- Soft to Medium volume
- Stay bratty
- Move quickly to the “e” part of “Aaaeeee”
Your Turn
Men: 02:31
Women: 03:27
Technique Tips 04:23
- Softer is better. Just loud enough to hold the vocal cords together. If you feel them brake, do it a slightly harder, but not excessively harder. Softer, quieter, relaxed is better than harder, louder, tense.
- Don’t let vocal cords crack
- Bend over as you do the exercises to prevent crack or break and to help hit the Pitch. Look down at the floor, bend your knees.
- Some students who tend to let go of the cord structure may need to do these harder. You will feel more compression as you hold the cords together so they don’t crack or break. Again try and do it as demonstrated.
- Don’t lose the bratty sound. This results in pulling too much weight of the vocal cords upward. The bratty thins the vocal cords significantly
- I recommend you record yourself with your phone, computer, mp3 recorder, etc.
MP3
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Timecode
Why: 00:10
What: 00:29
How: 00:39
Your Turn Men: 02:31- Women: 03:27
Technique Tips: 04:23
Lesson 4B: The 5-Tone Scale – Dopey Gee
Why 06:13
- To decrease tension, especially in the neck surrounding the vocal cords
- To Relax outer muscles for an easy transition from low notes to high notes (chest to head)
- To warm up the vocal cords
- To promote low or resting larynx
What 06:16
On the pitch demonstrated, Go from chest voice into head voice without strain, reach, breaks, cracks, or flips
How 07:30
Medium volume
Get’s hooty as you go higher
Slow, relax everything, easy without tension.
Your Turn
Men: 08:26
Women: 09:30
Technique Tips: 10:29
- Softer is better. Just loud enough to hold the vocal cords together. If you feel them brake, do it a slightly harder, but not much harder. Softer, quieter, relaxed is better than harder, louder, tense.
- Maintain the dopey sound so it goes hootie at the top
- If loose dopey sound as you ascend it doesn’t get hootie and the larynx rises.
- I recommend you record yourself with your phone, computer, mp3 recorder, etc.
MP3
Download Instructions: 1. Right-Click MP3 Link 2. Click “Save Link As” 3. Click “Save”
Timecode
Why: 06:13
What:06:16
How: 07:30
Your Turn Men: 08:26-Women: 09:30
Technique Tips: 10:29
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