Description:
Falsetto is really just another old term for head voice, but it now has new connotations that’s more connected to a particular style and tone quality. It is created by singing breathy or under supported head voice that often drops down seamlessly into a breathy chest voice sound. Remember that this is just one way of mixing our registers and it has some limitations.
The best way to start, is to find an appropriate balance of breathiness and tone. The danger in this style is often singing under pitch, or just not having enough tonal substance to make the melody clear. For these next exercises we are going to sing in a low head voice so start and play around with gentle mixing.
Exercises for day 13:
The best way to start, is to find an appropriate balance of breathiness and tone. The danger in this style is often singing under pitch, or just not having enough tonal substance to make the melody clear. For these next exercises we are going to sing in a low head voice so start and play around with gentle mixing.
Exercises for day 13:
- Modified breathing exercise (Ha breathiness to tone)
- Huh (5 ,1 )
- Hey (3, 2, 1 wide vowel using the h sound)
- Huhyehuh ( 1, 4,1) in mixed range
Don't forget to download today's Mp3's for extra practice homework!
Lessons:
- Day 1: Welcome & What To Expect
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Day 2:
Resonance & Alignment
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Day 3:
Dynamic Support
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Day 4:
Vocal Tension Release
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Day 5:
Head Voice
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Day 6:
Mixing Registers
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Day 7:
Belting
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Day 8:
Rest day +New Song + Student Session Work 1
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Day 9:
Finding Your Vibrato
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Day 10:
Developing Your Vibrato
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Day 11:
Slides & Scoops
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Day 12:
Vocal Runs 3-note Riffs
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Day 13:
Falsetto Style
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Day 14:
Back Phrasing
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Day 15:
Rest Day+ Student Work Session 2
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Day 16:
Singing The Major Scale
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Day 17:
Singing The Minor Scale
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Day 18:
Major and Minor Pentatonic Advanced Runs
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Day 19:
Major & Minor Chords
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Day 20:
Harmonizing
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Day 21:
Building Your Own Harmony
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Day 22:
Rest day+ Song work+ Student Session Work 4
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Day 23:
Song Choice
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Day 24:
Workshopping Your Song
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Day 25:
Interpretation
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Day 26:
Memorization
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Day 27:
Rehearse & Record + Student Session Work 5
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Day 28:
Performance & Debrief + Student Session Work 6
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Day 29:
Artist Development
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Day 30:
Congratulations & What’s Next
Instructor: Abram Poliakoff
Abram Poliakoff is a singer, guitarist, pianist, teacher, conductor, and composer. He received a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Arts from USC’s Thornton School of Music and has been teaching music for 8 years. He is currently both the Associate Artistic Director and a tenor in the L.A. Choral Lab, which recently released its first studio album Sonic Visions in the fall of 2019. Abram teaches and performs a wide range of genres including Classical, Jazz, Folk and Popular music in the Los Angeles area. He has also sung with the San Francisco Opera and Pocket Opera in the Bay Area. His teaching mission is to help his students utilize vocal technique to find their authentic and healthy voice while maximizing genre flexibility and a naturalness of expression.