vocal warmup
Pre-performance voice exercises
A vocal warmup is a series of exercises performed before singing, acting, or public speaking to prepare the voice.
These typically include humming, scales, breathing exercises, and articulation drills that loosen the vocal cords and improve resonance: The choir did a quick vocal warmup before the concert.
Also spelled vocal warm-up.
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- hummingContinuous low-pitched sound
- tongue twistersPhrases difficult to articulate quickly
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
pitch · resonance · vowels · arpeggios · sirens · falsetto · chest voice · head voice · mixed voice · range · tone · vibrato · exercises · stretching · relaxation · throat · larynx · soprano
- vocal musicsong, soprano, tenor, alto, baritone
- Auditionscold read, sides, headshot, tryout, tryouts
- Concert Preprehearsal, tuning, setlist, lighting setup, stage setup
- singingsoprano, alto, tenor, baritone, vibrato
- oratorypublic speaking, speeches, oration, orations, addresses
- speech prepoutline, research, drafting, rehearsal, practice
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