Wherever possible, use short vowel forms in your vocal development program (sometimes passed over as warmups). When singing short vowels (IH EH UH OH OOZE) placement of the sound is naturally further forward, in the mask (a desirable outcome), and
Want to stay in pitch?
Make sure that as you transition through the vocal line, each successive vowel is LIFTED into the vowel space under your hard palette, not allowed to fall into the jaw. To feel the difference, try singing (on one note) “we
Building Unit Sound
Here’s one way of looking at Unit Sound. Listening Skills provide the foundation to all good ensemble singing. You need good ears to hear and adjust to the others in the group, but you’ll find that as you get better
Learning Songs – Mark Your Target Vowels
Want to get a step ahead and learn your songs at the level you’d like to sing them? There are a couple of easy things you can do to improve your chances of success, and all they require is preparation
Spelling Vowels
The key here is BE CONSISTENT. Whatever you choose as your example words, make sure vowels are never spelt with more than one vowel (EE is the same vowel twice, so that’s OK, but AY is not – that’s a