Warm-up "sirens"
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Kim ChandlerCheck the notes for extra tips on how to approach this exercise.
What's in the course
56 lessons (1h 38m) · 1 free
01. Staccato breathing 1
1:52
02. Practice track - Staccato Breathing
3:29
03. Warm-up "sirens"
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04. Practice track - Warm-up Sirens
2:27
05. Vowels
1:11
06. Practice track - Vowels
2:59
07. Articulation
0:48
08. Practice track - Articulation
1:33
09. Major triads
1:10
10. Practice track - Major Triads
0:43
11. Pitch accuracy
1:36
12. Practice track - Pitch Accuracy
3:15
13. Major scale
0:41
14. Practice track - Major Scale
1:23
01. Catch breaths
1:16
02. Practice track - Catch Breaths
3:21
03. Chromatic warm-up
0:39
04. Practice track - Chromatic Warm-up
3:08
05. 'Focus' exercise
1:20
06. Practice track - 'Focus' Exercise
3:36
07. Flexibility exercise
Free lesson1:20
08. Practice track - Flexibility Exercise
3:36
09. Minor triads
0:56
10. Practice track - Minor Triads
0:46
11. Easy licks
1:12
12. Practice track - Easy Licks
1:56
13. Natural Minor scale
0:33
14. Practice track - Natural Minor Scale
1:21
01. Staccato breathing 2
1:51
02. Practice track - Staccato Breathing 2
1:56
03. Warm-up "sirens" 2
0:49
04. Practice track - Warm up Sirens 2
2:50
05. Range stretch
1:25
06. Practice track - Range
2:29
07. Pop R&B lick
0:49
08. Practice track - Pop R&B Riff
2:35
09. Dorian mode
0:47
10. Practice track - Dorian Mode
1:36
11. Minor 9ths
0:27
12. Practice track - Minor 9ths
0:53
13. Flexibility & Range (Minor)
1:15
14. Practice track - Flexibility & Range (Minor)
4:45
01. 13/15 count breathing
1:32
02. Practice track - 13/15 Count
2:41
03. Intervals
0:56
04. Practice track - Intervals
3:30
05. Major pentatonic scale
0:42
06. Practice track - Major Pentatonic Scale
1:20
07. Long notes
1:15
08. Practice track - Long Notes
4:11
09. Flexibility & Range (Major)
0:57
10. Practice track - Flexibility & Range (Major)
2:08
11. Minor pentatonic scale
0:39
12. Practice track - Minor Pentatonic Scale
1:18
13. Minor pentatonic lick
0:42
14. Practice track - Minor Pentatonic Lick
1:56
Lesson transcript
Warm-Up Sirens
These really strange sounding exercises are something you've probably heard singers doing in their dressing rooms. Perhaps you've even been in a car with a singer who's warming up before a gig.
What Are Warm-Up Sirens?
Warm-up sirens are where you:
- Slide from your lowest note up through to your highest note
- Gently slide back down again
- Smoothly transition through the change point in the middle
These exercises involve all sorts of weird and wonderful sounds.
Structure of a Warm-Up
A warm-up needs to be:
- Short: Just a few minutes long
- Sweet: Engaging and enjoyable
- Effective: Preparing you for vocal demands
Phases of a Warm-Up:
- Low Intensity: Start gently
- Mid Intensity: Build up focus and resonance
- High Intensity: Push your vocal range
This structure helps you get ready for:
- Rehearsals
- Practice sessions
- Recordings
- Gigs
Exercises to Expect
You can expect to do some crazy things like:
-
Lip Trill (Lip Bubble):
- This exercise sounds like this: [insert sound here]
-
Tongue Trill:
- Similar to purring like a cat.
- If you're unable to produce an "R" with your tongue, replace it with the Lip Trumpet.
- This also sounds like this: [insert sound here] , just as effective.
Mid Intensity
In the mid-intensity phase, you have exercises that help you focus on the resonant quality of your singing voice.
High Intensity
In the high-intensity phase, you'll work on your full vocal range. This might sound like this: [insert sound here].
Final Phase
Finally, leave the real muscly stuff until the end. Your loudest voice should always be saved for last, and you should only check in with it briefly:
- Sounds like this: "Yeah, yeah, yeah."
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Kim Chandler MMus BMusEd is one of the world’s leading contemporary vocal coaches. She runs a busy private studio in Marbella, Spain, where she coaches an elite clientele of international stadium band singers, charting artists from every genre, professional singers and other vocal coaches online.
As a performer, Kim has three decades of high-end performing experience in both live performance and studio singing. Aside from her voice being heard on films, albums, cruise ship shows and thousands of jingles worldwide, she has also been a backing vocalist for high-profile artists such as The Bee Gees, Natalie Cole, Michael McDonald, Bjork, Michael Bolton, Leo Sayer, Rick Astley and Susan Boyle, in addition to having performed at some of London’s most iconic locations such as the Royal Albert Hall, Downing Street, Wembley Arena Stadium, the O2 Arena and Buckingham Palace. (kimchandler.com)
Kim was an MD of large corporate recording sessions at London’s Abbey Road Studios for many years and was one of the vocal coaches for audition tours of “The Voice UK”. She is regularly invited to run master classes, workshops; teacher training events and is also a regular presenter at national & international voice conferences, including being a keynote speaker in her home country of Australia.
In the academic world, Kim spent a decade in various leadership positions of the British Voice Association as Head of Communications, past President and Director. She has many years of institutional teaching experience as a Principal/Senior Lecturer at Leeds College of Music; London College of Music respectively and was the Head of Vocals at Vocaltech (now BIMM London).
Her educational work features in many masters; doctoral theses and in compendiums such as “Training Contemporary Commercial Singers” (Compton), “Teaching Singing in the 21st Century” (Springer) and “The Ultimate Guide To Singing” (TC-Helicon).
Kim is the sole creator of the internationally popular “Funky ‘n Fun” vocal exercise series used in many institutions, private studios and by many touring artists that provides the basis of this “Funky Fundamentals for Pop Singers” course (www.funkynfun.com).
