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Intro Practice

The document provides an introduction to voice exercises focusing on opening the body and breath. It describes exercises to ground and align the body, relax the belly and ribs, and stretch the jaw, tongue, shoulders, and neck. Breathing exercises are outlined to expand the waist and breathe from the nose and belly. Making sounds is introduced by releasing sighs and "huh" from the lower belly while connecting to the body and feeling vibrations in the resonators.

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Intro Practice

The document provides an introduction to voice exercises focusing on opening the body and breath. It describes exercises to ground and align the body, relax the belly and ribs, and stretch the jaw, tongue, shoulders, and neck. Breathing exercises are outlined to expand the waist and breathe from the nose and belly. Making sounds is introduced by releasing sighs and "huh" from the lower belly while connecting to the body and feeling vibrations in the resonators.

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Introduction to Voice

Open body
Grounding/alignment
- standing on the whole foot
- getting the bones under the body, standing on the bones
- rolling up and down the spine
Belly/side ribs/back ribs
- pulling in the belly and letting it drop
- side bends to the right and left
- hands on knees, breathing into the back
Shoulders/neck
- shoulder rolls (backward, forward, alternating, then reversing)
- neck stretches (right side, left side, back of neck)
Jaw/tongue
- stretching the lower jaw downward with two fingers on the chin
- letting the tongue rest on the lower lip (wide, fat, flat and still)

Open breath
Deep vs. big breath
- feeling the waistline expand with the in-coming breath
- allowing the shoulders and chest to be still
Mouth breath vs. nose breath
- feeling and enjoying the larger opening
- permitting the inspiration to “fall into” the belly
Receiving breath vs. working at breath
- allowing time for the inspiration to reach all the way down
- allowing the breath to enter rather than “pulling in” the breath
Sigh of relief/pleasure
- feeling the sigh begin and release from the belly/pelvis
- fluttering the lips with the breath
Open pipe
- straight pipe, rotating the head backward, removing the bend in the pipe
- imagining the inside of the pipe being very large and smooth as glass
- allowing the movement of the breath to be absolutely silent
- six-sided box (front-back, right-left, top-bottom, combined)

Open sound
Body connection
- releasing a simple “huh” from the lower belly
- voicing a sigh of pleasure
- shaking out sound (bouncing the knees, wiggling the shoulders)
- rolling down the spine while sighing out sound
Channel
- lip flutters with sound
- combining lip flutters and releasing “ah” forward
- releasing sound through a straight pipe
Resonators
- feeling vibrations (torso, face)

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