Smooth Your Break Singing Warmup - No Talking, Just Exercises!

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Smooth Your Break Singing Warmup - No Talking, Just Exercises! (with the Singing / Straw) - For anyone who doesn’t want to hear the explanations, and wants to get right to it - a quick, easy and effective vocal workout for smoothing that pesky break with the Singing / Straw! For the full explanation video, check out: • Smooth Your Break with...
Here we go:
0:00 Intro
0:13 Exercise 1 - Slow Slide
0:23 Exercise 2 - Fifth + Octave Slide
2:26 Exercise 3 - Five Eight
3:50 Exercise 4 - Long Scale
5:00 Exercise 5 - Descending Arpeggio
6:50 Exercise 6 - Downward Five + Hold
8:13 Outro
Nice job singers!
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About the Singing / Straw:
The Singing / Straw is a revolutionary stainless steel straw phonation tool that singers, vocalists, and speakers can use to promote more efficient vocal fold closure and release extra tension. Designed based on the latest voice science, the Singing / Straw makes singing easier, heals sick/tired voices, reinforces healthy resonance, reduces tension, and builds stamina.
Learn more at singingstraw.com/
About the Creator:
Whitney Nichole Cytryn is a vocal coach, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur based in San Francisco, CA. She is incredibly passionate about sharing the magic of expressing & creating music with others. In addition to being the creator of the Singing / Straw, Whitney is the owner and CEO of Songbird Studios, the leading school for vocal coaching in Northern California with 20+ coaches and over 400 student singers aged 8-80.
Video by Niall David Photography 🎥

[@newlevelnewdevil6797]

Loving these no talk videos!

[@SingingStraw]

So happy you enjoy them! :)

[@colinellis460]

pro trick: you can watch movies on flixzone. I've been using them for watching a lot of movies lately.

[@thatchertheodore9691]

@Colin Ellis Yea, I've been using flixzone for years myself =)

[@eahh9680]

Excellent for my practice, and I love she demonstrated and exercises along without stopping and it really helps me to go on.....NO TALKING!!!!, time is precious...

[@SingingStraw]

So happy you enjoyed it! :) Keep up the great work.

[@EvinNazya]

3 years later and still have this workout in my routine 💕🥰

[@lindaray5916]

Thanks again! Always such a pleasure to vocalize with you! XO

[@meganjones-turner1133]

So helpful thank you!!

[@lindaray5916]

Another GREAT warmup Whitney! Thank you again and again! I love doing these exercises with you!

[@louiselovemusicproduction]

officially my favourite singing youtube channel!

[@SingingStraw]

Awwww thank you so much Louise!!!

[@henry2537]

Thanks a lot

[@nelen100]

I love this one I do it day ❤️

[@matthewcalhoun]

I keep coming back to this one. Thanks, WN!

[@SingingStraw]

My pleasure!

[@roryhochstein3331]

Loved this exercise! Thank you so much! :D

[@SingingStraw]

Glad you liked it Rory!!

[@helensewrey8668]

Love these no talking videos thank you

[@SingingStraw]

Glad you like them!

[@karlmakesense753]

a very innovative way to introduce how to use Singing Straw! Kudos W! ^_^

[@SingingStraw]

Thanks Karl’

[@TamaraLeaMusic]

Love your videos! They bring the importance of balance, warmups and slow and steady wins the race! 🥰🙏🏻

[@SingingStraw]

Yes!! Thank you for being here :)

[@eastbelle88]

Awesome awesome :) Thank you a lot. Since recently your videos are making my mornings :)

[@SingingStraw]

Aw yay! So happy to hear that!

[@EvinNazya]

This was insanely challenging! You had us up in that scaleee😂 thank you for this! My break was smoothing as the video progressed :)

[@SingingStraw]

Haha you're welcome! :) Happy it helped!

[@constructioncenter]

I loved exercise 6! God bless you ❤️

[@SingingStraw]

So glad! ❤️❤️

[@gutierreznesa]

Love these. Thank you

[@SingingStraw]

You are so welcome!

[@cruzjsg8]

thanks so much I m watching your videos and help me a lot with my voice

[@SingingStraw]

You're so welcome!! So happy they are helping you!

[@mily09]

I love your videos!

[@SingingStraw]

Oh thank you so much!

[@OneSky-lt8ki]

Thank you dear ❤

[@SingingStraw]

You're welcome 😊

[@tua57114]

Thank you for this! Had a morning matinee performance and my voice was hoarse and had a blockage right in the top of my range. This cleared it right up! Felt it clearing as the video progressed. Thank you!

[@SingingStraw]

So glad this helped!!

[@sitrizz]

i’m playing elle in legally blonde and some of the songs are right in my break and this helped so much!!

[@SingingStraw]

So glad this helped!! Break a leg!

[@carriefingsolomon]

Thank you so much for this video! I’ve done it 2 days in a row now and I already noticed an improvement in my voice while singing a particularly challenging song I wrote! These exercises WORK! I also do some lip trills and a couple things I learned from a teacher named Debbie Beinhorn years ago, but those things on their own without this warmup did not help me sing my difficult song. This will be my go-to from now on🙏

[@SingingStraw]

You're so welcome! So glad it was helpful!

[@mariomorales6450]

Hey Whitney! I love these no talking videos! I was looking through your videos, and I don’t see any that are for helping pitch, or maybe there is and I just can’t find it? Can you do a video for pitch improvement? Thank you! I love your work! ❤️

[@SingingStraw]

Great idea, thank you!

[@Shinelikediamond-dd6dm]

0:25🎼

[@sharonchanks9364]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@SaSaLu_1]

What video would you recommend for helping me breath mainly out of my mouth? I tried closing my nose when I hum but I realize that it was a challenge as I breathe through my nose so often. It addition when I try to do higher notes it seems to be another issue where my air tries to move to my nose and out of it.

[@SingingStraw]

You mean to keep the airflow coming out of your mouth as you sing? I'm working on a nasality video (coming soon) which will be helpful, but in the meantime - use this getting started video and play around with pinching your nose and puffing your cheeks. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bna1aZqjYs96oaM Good luck!

[@paulaclark6290]

When you're smoothing your break, what's the role of how much force you're putting behind your vocals?

[@marisademore5590]

Another excellent lesson. Thank you Whitney. Just wondering about the arpeggio exercise ... if you have time to answer ... is it normal to feel your diaphragm bouncing up and down or should it be still, should you only feel your vocal folds moving around as the pitch changes key? Not sure if it's the diaphragm or the muscles below the diaphragm I seem to feel. It's at the front, at the bottom of my ribcage, in the middle of my abdomen, about 4 inch above my belly button :- 0 The muscle there seems to jump around on the arpeggio. Some tutors say your abs should be like firm jelly, so is it normal for them to move around to support the different notes being sung? :-)

[@SingingStraw]

You definitely want to focus on smooth & steady in your mid-section. Your diaphragm contracts down when you inhale and up when you exhale/sing. And that movement is largely out of your control, so just focus on smooth & steady!

[@marisademore468]

@@SingingStraw Thank you so much for your time and help Whitney. Best wishes to you :-)

[@MonaLisaFaceMusic]

how do I know I’m not humming? I can feel the air coming out of the straw but I feel the sound may still be stuck a bit in the hum space, or in my mouth if that makes sense? Trying to gage how much air I should be releasing at each part of my voice it seems to move as the resonance moves.

[@1etamusicx]

I think as long as it's not coming out of your nose then you're good.

[@SingingStraw]

Try plugging your nose and if the flow/sound doesn't change - you're good!

[@TamaraLeaMusic]

when heading to the top of your range, do you feel like you are using less air to create the higher notes?

[@SingingStraw]

It is tricky, because for high notes your vocal folds have to stretch more, and the balance of air is important - too much can blow the vocal folds apart. However you need more air pressure as your notes get higher, so instead of thinking less air, think stronger, more focused airflow. Hope that helps!

[@oliviamanning-richardson6677]

How often should I do these exercises?

[@SingingStraw]

Once a day is a good place to start - but do whatever feels good for you!

[@jbonomo9]

How can I get a replacement straw? The one you use here?

[@SingingStraw]

Send us an email! [e-mail]

[@janmcwilliams5998]

Well, at least I am down to ONE straw💡😁

[@SingingStraw]

Yay!! Keep up the great work!

[@rachelgaughan99]

My throat became more and more dry throughout this exercise! Am I doing something wrong?

[@rabeccaleezualia2099]

I’m no vocal coach but I think that if you’re more new to it you should keep sipping water or tea or some lubricant, and you get more use to it over time

[@SingingStraw]

Straw phonation doesn't affect hydration - I'd suggest drinking a lot of water and making sure you're hydrated!

[@marieherbert6163]

suddenly the sound is distorted and ragged. Can that be fixed?

[@SingingStraw]

Can you explain more of what you mean? The Singing / Straw helps build a stronger, healthier, and more balanced voice along with many other benefits! Learn more on our website: www.singingstraw.com

[@EstherCooke]

Is this a special straw or can i use an ordinary straw?

[@SingingStraw]

The Singing / Straw has a much smaller diameter than a regular drinking straw for increased resistance and better results!

[@SingingStraw]

The Singing / Straw has a much smaller diameter than a regular drinking straw for increased resistance and better results!

[@aishatoo1]

Could you maybe do a no talking video for going high in your voice ?

[@SingingStraw]

Yes, I will add that to the list :). Also, I have this video that might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pInbYY1po75qhsk

[@nelen100]

I meant every day

[@SingingStraw]

Yay! So glad you like it

[@nelen100]

Thanks witny

[@florato9387]

I sound like a dog when I do these lol

[@SingingStraw]

Don't be so hard on yourself! I'm sure you're doing great :)