vocal warm-up
Pre-performance voice exercises
A vocal warm-up is a series of exercises performed before singing, acting, or public speaking to prepare the voice.
These typically include breathing exercises, scales, lip trills, and gentle stretches that loosen the throat and facial muscles: The choir director led us through a ten-minute vocal warm-up before rehearsal.
- scale exercisesSequential note practice routines
- body awarenessSensing one's physical position
- breath controlManaging exhalation deliberately
- voice boxSpeech-producing throat organ
- emotional connectionAffective bond between people
confidence building · mic check · humming · chest voice · head voice · stretching · hydration · mindfulness exercises · vowel sounds · sirens · mental imagery · tongue twisters · resonance
- Practicedrills, rehearsal, warmup, exercises, reps
- Pre-event routinesstretching, visualization, breathing exercises, gear check, hydration
- singer'sfalsetto, vibrato, head voice, chest voice, breath control
- theater preprun-through, blocking, lines, cue, script
- voice therapyvoice therapy, voice training, voice disorders, dysphonia, hoarseness
- public speakingspeech, public speaking, keynotes, keynote speeches, oratory