Description:
In Part 2, we apply breath control techniques to condition your body for singing longer phrases. You’ll learn to manage your breath across extended musical lines with two key exercises that challenge your endurance and control:
- Conditioning with Counts – Sing the phrase “Take it Slow” on a descending scale, gradually adding more counts to each note (1 count, then 2, then 3, etc.), to stretch your breath and measure your control over longer phrases.
- Long Phrase Challenge: Piccolo Mini – A fun, repetitive phrase ("Piccolo Mini") used to improve breath control while singing through multiple long phrases without taking a breath. This exercise pushes you to sing the entire phrase with only one breath, challenging your breath capacity.
Audio:
Lessons:
- 1: Welcome
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2:
Breath Control 101
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3:
Singing Longer Phrases
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4:
Songwork
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5:
Conclusion
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.