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Lesson 2: The 5-Tone Scale – Lip Trill
Lesson 2: The 5-Tone Scale – Lip Trill
Why 00:19
- 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 00:44
On the pitch demonstrated, go from chest voice into head voice without strain, reach, breaks, cracks, or flips.
How 00:59
- Medium volume
- Say “uh” (as in “buck”)
- Touch teeth through cheek, support cheeks with fingers, knuckles, or push up skin from just above jawline below your lips.
- Slow and Floppy lips. relax everything. without tension
Your Turn
Men: 01:59
Women: 02:46
Technique Tips 03:42
- Softer is better. Just loud enough to hold the vocal cords together. If you feel cords break apart, do it a slightly harder, but not much 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 hit the pitch
- Look down at the floor, slightly bend your knees
- Don’t push too much air
- Plenty of voice going with the lips trilling
- I recommend you record yourself with your phone, computer, mp3 recorder, etc.
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Timecode
Why: 00:19
How: 00:59
Your Turn Men: 01:59 – Women: 02:46
Technique Tips: 03:42