Resonating the Registers

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Resonating the Registers

Course
39 Lessons

Register Awareness, the Practical Way! How to Balance & Bridge Between Your Registers with Ease The subject of vocal registers is extensive, and with so much conflicting information out there it's difficult to know how to approach the subject, both for singers and teachers. This course addresses the 'how to' of registers from the perspective of resonance and bio-feedback. Accessible, practical, and effective.

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Welcome to Your Course

Part 1 - What is a Register?

Defining Registers

Revision Quiz - Defining Registers

Part 2- What is Resonance?

Harmonics, Spaces, Resonances and Formants in a Nutshell

The Perception of Resonance

Horizontal Alignment - What Is It and Why Do I Need It?

Practical Exercises for developing Resonance Awareness

Horizontal Alignment Exercise 1

Horizontal Alignment Exercise 2

Horizontal Alignment Exercise 3

Part 3- Bridging and Connecting the Registers

The Primo Passaggio - Where Mouth Resonance Takes Over From Throat Resonance

Practical Exercise for Developing Vocal Balance - The Cuperto

Cuperto 1: The Standard 1-Octave Variant

Cuperto 2: The 1.5.Octave Variant & Holding a Line of Tension

Cuperto 3: The 2-Octave Variant

Correct Labelling of Registers

Using Cuperto for Voice Development

Part 4 - Comfort Zones and Power Zones

What and Where is a Comfort Zone?

Comfort Zone Foundation Exercise

What and Where is a Power Zone?

Part 5 - More on Bridging

The "Change up Early" Approach

The Exercise: I Drove All Night (Female)

The Exercise: I Drove All Night (Male)

I Still Can't Do It! Now What?

Reversing the Polarities (aka the 'Smoke and Mirrors' Approach)

The 'Utilise a Big Interval' Approach (Part 1 of 3) - Female

The 'Utilise a Big Interval' Approach (Part 1 of 3) - Male

The 'Utilise a Big Interval' Approach (Part 2 of 3) - Female

The 'Utilise a Big Interval' Approach (Part 2 of 3) - Male

The 'Utilise a Big Interval' Approach (Part 3 of 3) - Female - Return to the Comfort Zone!

The 'Utilise a Big Interval' Approach (Part 3 of 3) - Male - Return to the Comfort Zone!

Part 6: Getting Versatile with Vowel Sounds

High Turnover Vowels

Low Turnover Vowels

Part 7: Resonating the Registers at a Glance

A Quick Recap

Part 8: Goodies & Extras

On Vocal Registers - Hollien

Hints on Singing - Manuel Garcia II

Full-length Practise Tracks - I Drove All Night

Full-length Practise Tracks - Memory