Graduate Student Soprano Voice Lesson

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This hour-long voice lesson video will take you through a session of warm-ups and exercises that prepare the soprano voice to sing. In addition, the lesson includes a review of new vocal repertoire.
Dr. Darko Varga, pianist
Vocal Lesson
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This video is for observation purposes only. Please do not attempt to sing along with these exercises without consultation from a voice professional.
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0:00 Vocal Warm-Ups/Exercises
0:36 - Transition from Five to One
1:01 - Vocal Warm-up Exercise
00:01:26 - Same Exercise Variation
00:03:45 - Feedback on Tongue Positioning
00:04:43 - Increasing Speed of Exercise
00:05:32 - Benefits of Fast Exercises
00:06:25 - Personalized Warm-up Routine
7:59 S. Hutchings: "Child" from Cobalt, Jade, Amethyst♀ [2022]
0:16:06 - Controlling Emotion without Being Operatic
0:17:14 - Adjusting Vowels for High Notes
0:18:12 - Tempo Flexibility and Musical Expression
0:19:28 - Adding Weight to Notes vs. Vocal Ease
0:21:12 - Lyric Diction and Pronunciation of Ending S's
0:35:22 - Ensemble performance
0:36:42 - Encouragement to take risks
0:37:31 - Tongue placement and projection
0:38:39 - Intention in singing
0:46:36 - Using Positive Words
0:47:44 - Expressing Emotion through Music
48:47 Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, ACT II "Prendi per me sei libero"
0:52:22 - Overcoming Fear of High Notes
0:57:23 - Improving Vibrato Technique

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What is your best advice, how to open strong head voice (specially for girls and young women… ) Thanks.

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Young female singers will likely sound breathy during puberty and sometimes into young adulthood. This is due to a naturally occurring posterior gap between the vocal folds. I encourage closure, but I do not ask for young sopranos/mezzo-sopranos/altos to forcefully close this posterior gap with conscious vocal fold adduction. Until a singer physically develops and eventually closes this gap, air will "leak," and a breathy, weak tone will often occur. I like using the SOVT exercises with a straw to encourage a balanced sound, even at a young age. You may want to try doing these exercises with the student. You can learn more about SOVT and straw exercises here: www.voicescienceworks.org/sovt-exercises.html (make sure to read the entire page and watch Dr. Ingo Titze demonstrate in the video at the bottom).