Vocal Exercises.

[CrowsofFritz]

What do y’all do? @L[mention]Lt. Bob[/mention]

Do you just sing hard songs or do you have any regimen?

[Greg_L]

I do nothing. I just sing and hopefully it doesn't take too many tries. I don't practice any instruments, and I practice on vocals even less than all the other practicing I don't do.

[vomitHatSteve]

I took lessons as a teen to learn the basics (stop if it hurts, good posture, support with the diaphragm)

Otherwise, I just try to sing constantly. (Being in 5 bands prior to the 'vid helped)

[JD01]

I sing in the shower and sing along with kids tv themes.
I sometimes end up doing 10 takes on a single fucking line.

It takes me ages to record vocals. I'm shit at it.

[Armistice]

Trick for me is knowing the words without thinking about them - only way to get there is to sing the thing a lot before attempting takes, thus developing some muscle memory along the way, but I don't do anything you'd recognise as a vocal exercise.

Later takes are always better than earlier takes, so the earlier takes end up being the exercise...

[JD01]

Trick for me is knowing the words without thinking about them - only way to get there is to sing the thing a lot before attempting takes, thus developing some muscle memory along the way, but I don't do anything you'd recognise as a vocal exercise.

Later takes are always better than earlier takes, so the earlier takes end up being the exercise...

Ah. Thats what I'm doing... learning the words. Its not my inherent shitness.

[Greg_L]

Trick for me is knowing the words without thinking about them - only way to get there is to sing the thing a lot before attempting takes, thus developing some muscle memory along the way, but I don't do anything you'd recognise as a vocal exercise.

Later takes are always better than earlier takes, so the earlier takes end up being the exercise...

100% this ^^^^^

It's actually pretty easy to sing something when you know wtf you're singing.

[musicturtle]

I usually do some vocal warm ups on my way to school in the morning. For warm ups it is best to start easy and comfortable.

"Singing" through a plastic straw or with lip rolls helps with placing the sound correctly while keeping your larynx relaxed.

It is a good practice to sing scales and arpeggios throughout your range. I liken this to practicing chords or notes on a guitar. The more you play/sing them the better the muscle memory, and easier/quicker you can do what you are hearing in your head.

Also good to sing starting as low or high as you can go and drift through all of the different registers(chest/head/falsetto). This develops your mixed voice to make your voice sound smooth throughout your range.

[CrowsofFritz]

Trick for me is knowing the words without thinking about them - only way to get there is to sing the thing a lot before attempting takes, thus developing some muscle memory along the way, but I don't do anything you'd recognise as a vocal exercise.

Later takes are always better than earlier takes, so the earlier takes end up being the exercise...

Lol I’m the exact opposite, I write a song in 20 minutes, think, “oh this sounds promising,” and record it immediately. I sometimes ad lib lines when I forget it. In the latest song I did, I recorded it three times, and the third one sounds the best. I really need to be patient lmao

[vomitHatSteve]

Trick for me is knowing the words without thinking about them - only way to get there is to sing the thing a lot before attempting takes, thus developing some muscle memory along the way, but I don't do anything you'd recognise as a vocal exercise.

Later takes are always better than earlier takes, so the earlier takes end up being the exercise...

100% this ^^^^^

It's actually pretty easy to sing something when you know wtf you're singing.

Just slap some ramones lyrics on top of whatever other melody

[Lt. Bob]

What do y’all do? @L@Lt. Bob

Do you just sing hard songs or do you have any regimen?

I sing 4 hour gigs 3-5 days a week even doing 9 hours on Thanksgiving day ..... all the vocal exercise I need or want.

[CrowsofFritz]

What do y’all do? @L@Lt. Bob

Do you just sing hard songs or do you have any regimen?

I sing 4 hour gigs 3-5 days a week even doing 9 hours on Thanksgiving day ..... all the vocal exercise I need or want.

I’m about to attempt the Beatles medley. Something I wouldn’t have been able to try just a year ago. I’ve been singing songs out of my range in the car ride home every day since it’s a long drive and I’ve been trying to entertain myself. I sound shitty when singing them but it’s really paid off.

The only notes I can’t hit in the medley now are the “oh yeah! All right!” at the beginning of The End. I just won’t sing those.

[musicturtle]

I’m about to attempt the Beatles medley. Something I wouldn’t have been able to try just a year ago. I’ve been singing songs out of my range in the car ride home every day since it’s a long drive and I’ve been trying to entertain myself. I sound shitty when singing them but it’s really paid off.

The only notes I can’t hit in the medley now are the “oh yeah! All right!” at the beginning of The End. I just won’t sing those.

Jacobs Vocal Academy has loads of exercises on Spotify for extending range, etc. Might be good to work some of those into drive as well.

[JD01]

Jacobs Vocal Academy has loads of exercises on Spotify for extending range, etc. Might be good to work some of those into drive as well.

Cheers, I'll look that up. Might be better than the YouTube narcissists who mainly want you to see how good they are.