Voice Exercises
Videos: Short videos explaining how to take care of your voice. You can participate in the exercises along with the videos. These include tension release, breathing, SOVT work and harmonising skills.
Handouts: Some PDF sheets with reminders about short exercises that help to warm up and keep the voice well.
Other Resources: Links to other websites and videos that will support healthy vocal use.
Videos
Unlocking the Voice
Gentle Body-Voice Warm Up:
Releasing Tension:
SOVT Straw Exercises 1:
SPLAT!
Humming
Patterning
Harmonising
Handouts
Here are a few handouts I’ve made for my students and groups to to remind them of useful voice exercises they can use during the holidays and before performances. Please feel free to share them with anyone who may find them useful.
Warming Up The Voice_Outdoor Singing/Demonstrations
Other Resources
Dr. Ingo Titze, demonstrates basic SOVT (semi occluded vocal tract) exercises with a straw to keep voice well.
The British Voice Association has a series of leaflets about general voice care and a variety of voice health issues here with more in depth voice care articles here.
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists has a useful voice care leaflet here.
Voice Science Works have some great resources explaining clearly how the voice works and some SOVT (semi occluded vocal tract) exercises that are invaluable for vocal health for all voice users.
Vocal Process have made a 3D, moving paper larynx template so you can really see how your voice works!
Penny Stone 