Singing with Style: Exercise and Enhance Your Voice
Denise Carite and Neka Hamilton, Songwriters, Vocalists
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Lessons in This Class
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1.
Introduction
1:31
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2.
Singing with Clear Pronunciation
3:13
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3.
Improving Your Vowel Delivery
2:45
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4.
Improving Straight Tone
1:50
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5.
Mastering Vibrato
1:48
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6.
Combining Vibrato and Straight Tone
1:00
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7.
Warming Up and Cooling Down
1:38
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8.
Final Thoughts
1:04
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About This Class
A singer is an athlete. Discover how to train your voice.
As professional songwriters and vocalists, Denise Carite and Neka Hamilton have turned their powerhouse voices into powerhouse careers. Since 2008, the two singers have collectively and individually toured with major recording artists like Coldplay, Usher, Anita Baker, Demi Lovato, and Jessie J. They have also worked as vocalists on American Idol and The Voice and in films like Encanto, The Lion King, and Jordan Peele’s Us. Now ready to share their top singing tricks and techniques, Denise and Neka dive deep into exercising and enhancing your voice.
In this in-depth class, Neka and Denise will guide you through exercising and caring for your voice so you can build stamina and prevent vocal fatigue, hoarseness, and tension. You’ll explore six different vocal exercises that will help you improve your diction and vowel pronunciation as well as refine your vibrato and straight tone approaches.
Through Denise and Neka’s actionable lessons, you’ll:
- Practice diction and vowel delivery
- Sing an unwavering straight tone correctly
- Explore slow, mid-speed, and fast vibrato
- Move from vibrato to straight tone
- Discover the importance of warming down your voice
Plus, you get a behind-the-scenes look at some of Denise and Neka’s favorite vocal exercises and how they keep their voices healthy and strong.
These lessons will provide you with top-notch singing exercises that can be added to your vocal arsenal all while exploring the beauty of your own voice. By the end of this class, you’ll know how to build a confident, malleable, and healthy voice that will keep you singing with ease for years to come.
The third class in Denise and Neka’s five part learning path was created for anyone curious about learning how to sing. Whether you grew up going to choir practice or you’re a dedicated shower singer with a desire to improve your voice, Denise and Neka will cover the importance of exercising your voice. If you’re completely new to singing, consider watching Denise and Neka’s first two classes on learning how to sing. As the only instrument you’ll always have with you, the only thing you’ll need for this class is your voice and, if desired, paper and a pencil for note taking.
Meet Your Teacher
Denise Carite and Neka Hamilton are professional songwriters and vocalists who have turned their powerhouse voices into powerhouse careers. Since 2008, the two singers have collectively and individually toured with major recording artists like Coldplay, Usher, Anita Baker, Demi Lovato, and Jessie J. They have also worked as vocalists on American Idol and The Voice and in films like Encanto, The Lion King, and Jordan Peele’s Us. Now ready to share their top singing tricks and techniques, Denise and Neka dive deep into performing and pursuing a musical career.
Connect with Neka on Instagram and Denise at her website!
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We’d love to hear you singing any vowel!
Whether you have a favorite singing exercise or have already recorded yourself singing any vowel to a verse or chorus you love, we want to know how you’ve been exercising your voice.
As you exercise your voice, it’s important to remember that:
- Tongue placement, the way your mouth forms words, proper breath support, and projection all play into how your voice will be heard by others.
- Tongue twisters and reciting poems and songs are two ways you can continually work on your diction without overworking your singing voice.
- Warming down is just as important as warming up, so remember to work in time to do both during your 20-30 minutes of exercising your singing voice per day.
Resources
- Connect with Neka on Instagram and Denise at her website
- Download your scales that switch every four beats:
- Lesson 6
- Continue to build your singing skills with Denise and Neka's Learning Path:
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