Vocal Warmups

Vengeance · 06-16-2009, 07:19 PM

Anyone knows some good vocal warmups I should do before singing? I mean I read on the internet...but this way it'll be also better for those who want to know on the forum to read it too.

If you know any vocal warm ups, write it here. Also, write them when should they be performed. I mean, if we have a performance in 3 hours, we should do those vocal warm ups 3 hours before the gig or how?

Arya Stark · 06-16-2009, 07:44 PM

I usually sing simple arpeggios or scales. Sing them in chromatical order.

Uhm... I don't know when to sing them, but you should be a little warmed up right before you go on. I know that the worst thing to do is warm up or sing too much the night before... Bad experiences...

Astronomer · 06-16-2009, 08:20 PM

I sing arpeggios when I warm up. I find it the best and most efficient way. But many vocalists forget that simple breathing exercises are also a great warm-up and great way to practice using your voice. Singing has everything to do with breathing.

Freebase Dali · 06-16-2009, 10:59 PM

Why hasn't this been moved?

Strike one, mods. Strike one.

Vengeance · 06-17-2009, 02:34 PM

Well, for a beginning I'm doing 8 - 9 different breathing exercises before I start singing, which takes me around 10 - 15 minutes.
After those 15 minutes of proper breathing techniques, I start the singing warm ups. I have 10 different warm ups to properly warm my voice, from singing scales to singing arpeggios.

Arya Stark · 06-17-2009, 02:48 PM

So what do you need? o.O

JKSmith · 06-20-2009, 07:44 PM

Sing some Red Hot Chili Peppers songs, works every time for me.

06-16-2009, 07:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Vengeance Groupie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11	Vocal Warmups Anyone knows some good vocal warmups I should do before singing? I mean I read on the internet...but this way it'll be also better for those who want to know on the forum to read it too. If you know any vocal warm ups, write it here. Also, write them when should they be performed. I mean, if we have a performance in 3 hours, we should do those vocal warm ups 3 hours before the gig or how?

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Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	I sing arpeggios when I warm up. I find it the best and most efficient way. But many vocalists forget that simple breathing exercises are also a great warm-up and great way to practice using your voice. Singing has everything to do with breathing. __________________

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Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Why hasn't this been moved? Strike one, mods. Strike one. __________________

06-20-2009, 07:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
JKSmith rocknroll forever Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: My little corner of the universe. Posts: 74	Sing some Red Hot Chili Peppers songs, works every time for me. __________________ "HATE, although an overrated concept, is just one of the basic building blocks of society, and although it does not cause PROGRESS, it does cause society to change, be it for the better or for the worse. LOVE, on the other hand, does cause PROGRESS. Or, at least some type of MORAL MOTIVATION does. Without one of these, there would be no WARS, no REVOLUTIONS, no RISE or FALL of societies, groups or belief systems." --JK Smith

06-17-2009, 02:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vengeance Groupie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11	Well, for a beginning I'm doing 8 - 9 different breathing exercises before I start singing, which takes me around 10 - 15 minutes. After those 15 minutes of proper breathing techniques, I start the singing warm ups. I have 10 different warm ups to properly warm my voice, from singing scales to singing arpeggios.