The vocal athlete : application and technique for the hybrid singer

Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Section I. Preparing the Singer’s Mind and Body
	Introduction and Overview
	Chapter 1. Exercises for Mental Focus
		Centering the Breath
		The Voice Scan
		Dialogue with Your Voice
		Your Voice in Real Life: A Vocal Exploration Through Laughing and Crying
		Mental Focus and Vocal Preparation
		Scale of Vocal Effort
		Notes
	Chapter 2. Physical Stretches and Alignment
		Body Movement to Achieve Vocal Freedom
		Semi-Supine with Spinal Jiggle and Pelvic Bowl Slosh/Slide
		Freeing the Neck and Shoulders
		Balancing Your Head
		Climbing the Ladder
		Anterior Chest Openers to Improve Posture
		Lower Back Expansion
		Postural Alignment, Core Strength, and Breath Support
		Reorganizing the Entire Vocal Tract
		Notes
	Chapter 3. Stretches and Exercises for Breathing
		Physical Stretching for Optimal Rib Cage and Respiratory Muscle Expansion
		Finding the Abs
		Breath Management Strategy for Vocal Percussion
		Breathing Body Release Visualization
		Breath Stamina Exercise for Aging Singers
		References
		Notes
	Chapter 4. Stretching and Relaxation for Tongue and Jaw
		Jaw Exercises for Singing
		Jaw Opening/Tongue Tension Isolation
		Reducing Jaw Region Tension and Cramping
		Tongue Stretches for Singers
		Staccato and Legato Tongue Release
		Increasing Vocal Resonance by Decreasing Facial Tension
		Guy-La Tongue Release and Flexibility
		Reference
		Notes
Section II. Training the Hybrid Singer
	Introduction and Overview
	Chapter 5. Vocal Warm-Ups and Cool-Downs
		The Motor Boat
		Blowfish
		Descending Five-Tone on Lip Trill
		Middle Voice Palate Stretch
		Mirening
		The Gargle Exercise: Calibrate and Condition
		Straw Phonation to “Floaty” /u/ for Vocal Cool-Down
		Vocal Cool-Down Exercise for the Hybrid Singer
		Lifting the Palate
		References
		Notes
	Chapter 6. Laryngeal Strength and Coordination
		Connecting the Voice to the Body and Breath
		Clari-Bees
		Messa di Voce for Musical Theatre/Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Singers
		Cup Phonation: A Semi-occluded Vocal Tract Exercise
		The Elusive Whistle Register: Hanging Out Up High
		Finding Efficient Vocal Fold Closure with Glottal Fry and Creaky Voice
		Notes
	Chapter 7. Registration and Vocal Tract Modification
		Head Voice Stability
		You Send Me
		Pinball Wizard
		Released Vocal Regulation
		Swing Arpeggio
		Speech-like Arpeggios
		Sustained (2nd, 3rd, 5th, and Octave) Glide
		Accessing “Mix”
		Vocalizing the Speaking Mix
		Four Exercises for Simple Speech
		Register Transition Exploration
		Honking
		Meow Mix
		Fix It in the Mix
		Slidy aa’s
		Hoot-n-Holler
		A Three-Part Exercise for Bright Vowels in High Tenor Voices
		Belt Tactics: Physical Cues for Success
		The Three Birds
		References
		Notes
	Chapter 8. Vocal Styles and Specialty Populations
		Bratty Twang
		Closed Position for High Conversational Music Theater
		Woah Yeah!
		Belted “Hey”
		Belt High Notes Like Oprah Winfrey
		Blissful Belting
		Layla and the Canadian Surfer—Belting in Four Easy Steps
		Boom Ba Chicka
		Phrase Shifting
		R&B Riff Exercise
		Multiple Personalities Vocal Exercise
		Register Isolation for Choral Singers
		Light Chest Mix for Mixed Choir
		Acting Through Song: Discovering Connections to Express Ourselves Clearly as Artists
		The Ultimate Rock Sound
		Verbal Diadochokinesis Exercise for Postmenopausal Women and Aging Male Voices
		Creating the Logical 16-Bar Audition Cut
		References
		Notes
Conclusion