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Taylar Branson

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August 13th

(breathing: 44 & range: low G & High, high, high E

(performing range: Low A & High, high G)

0) Theory - pg. 76-77 & 79, 84, 98

1) Torso, Neck, Shoulder, Face & Soft Palate Stretching

• Hold your face in a surprised look for at least 5 seconds (eye browns lifted high, open mouth as much as you can) and then squish your face tight (squinting eyes, pursing lips, scrunching your eyebrows) -(10 reps)

• Stretch arms to the ceiling and stand on tip toe as tall, take a SLOW DEEP breath and hold for 10 seconds. Then slowly lower your feet and arms down as you exhale . (10 reps)

• With legs spread the same width as your shoulders, bring one arm over your head point it toward the opposite side wall while bending to the side, then take a SLOW  DEEP breath and hold it for 10 seconds & then change sides (10 reps)

• With legs spread the same width as your shoulders, bend forward and let your arms hang  over your feet, then take a SLOW  DEEP breath and hold it for 10 seconds  (10 reps)

• Standing up straight, tilt your head to the right shoulder and hold it for 10 seconds, tilt your head to the left shoulder and hold it for 10 seconds & them tilt your head forward and hold it for 10 seconds. Make sure your shoulders are relaxed and that your head is really hanging ( do this for 5 reps or more)  - never bend your head back...

• Take very deep yawns & concentrate on stretching your soft palate as high as you can. (5 reps)

2) Breathing Exercise -  (Goal this week is to get to 30)

• While sitting up straight and comfortable, focusing on lower abdominal breathing, metronome setting (beat=80)

  • Count 4 beats while keeping relaxed

  • Take a deep breath over 4 beats

  • Hold the breath for 4 beats

  • Then a "tsss..." sound blow out the breath over 4 beats

  • Then repeat the first 3 steps but on step 4 you blow out the breath over 8 beats, then 12, then 16, etc... go as far as you can. Tell me your number next time I see you..

3)  "Oooo" Exercise - over major chords going DOWN in half step increments

      "Eeee" Exercise - over major chords going UP in half step increments

      "Bzz Exercise - over major chords going and down over four notes (Follow The Yellow Brick Road)

       5th Sirens (Thooo) - over major chords going DOWN in half step increments

       "eee-oh-eee-oh-eee-oh-eee-oh-eeeeeee" nice and loud!!!! (strong abs)

• From the root SLIDE your voice up a fifth and then right back down.

• Then go up a half step and repeat (i.e. C, C#, D, etc....)

4) Sing Singing

    -Notice the Time Signature & Key Signature

    -Look at the first pitch and ascertain if it is the same pitch as the key signature

    -Look at the last pitch and see if it is the same pitch as the key signature

    -Review the whole line to find hard rhythm and big interval jumps

    -When given the first pitch AND IT IS the key signature hum a major or minor scale to yourself

      but sing the scale ascending if most of the notes are above the first pitch & descending if

      most of the pitches are below the first note.

    -When given the first pitch AND it is NOT the key signature ascertain the interval from the key

      signature then hum the major or minor scale -sing the scale ascending if most of the notes

      are above the first pitch & descending if most of the pitches are below the first note.

      most of the pitches are below the first note.

    -To get through the line you need to MEMORIZE your songs for each interval Ascending &

      Descending!  INTERVALS

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