Vocal Lessons: 3 Expanding Your Range

In part 3 of the Vocal Lessons series, explore exercises to eliminate register breaks. Learn how to sing more dynamic songs by expanding your range and precision.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Singing Secrets

• Your voice, your instrument
• Classical vs. contemporary singing and technique
• The 12 stages of developing as a singer, part 1
• The 12 stages of developing as a singer, part 2
• Listening vs. hearing: Improving vocal tone

2. Freeing Your Voice

• The mind-body connection
• Resolving traditional confusions
• Head voice, chest voice: What’s it all about?
• The “what if” approach
• Important: Vocal exercise information and tips, part 1
• Important: Vocal exercise information and tips, part 2

3. Eliminating Register Breaks

• What is register break? Achieving a multi-octave range, part 1
• What is register break? Achieving a multi-octave range, part 2
• Are you straining to sing?
• Exercise 1 instructions: Eliminating the break
• Exercise 1 coaching: Eliminating the break
• Exercise 2 instructions: Eliminating the break
• Exercise 2 coaching: Eliminating the break
• Exercise 3 instructions: Eliminating the break
• Exercise 3 coaching: Eliminating the break
• Exercise 4 instructions: Eliminating the break
• Exercise 4 coaching: Eliminating the break
• Exercise 5 instructions: Eliminating the break
• Exercise 5 coaching: Eliminating the break

4. Improving Range and Precision

• Exercise 1 instructions: Range and precision
• Exercise 1 coaching: Range and precision
• Exercise 2 instructions: Range and precision
• Exercise 2 coaching: Range and precision
• Exercise 3 instructions: Range and precision
• Exercise 3 coaching: Range and precision
• Exercise 4 instructions: Range and precision
• Exercise 4 coaching: Range and precision
• Exercise 5 instructions: Range and precision
• Exercise 5 coaching: Range and precision

Conclusion

• ArtistWorks and Next Steps