The Singing Child
Tips and Toys from Tone to Text!
Presented by Lee Gwozdz
2013 Texas Choral Directors Association Convention
July 21 - 24, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas
Vocal Encounters: A Tonal Journey !
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Vocal Encounters – All Styles of Voices
Vocal Channels – Whispering / Speaking / Shouting / Singing
Listening to Choirs singing the same piece.
Vocal Registers
Playing with our TOYS! !
Holding Your Instrument
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Collapsible Animal, Magic Sling
Torso / Head / Neck /Shoulders
Postures – Position 1 / Position 2/ Position 3
Breathing Exercises
Hoberman Sphere
The Embouchure
" Shoulder vs. Diaphragmic Breathing / Exhalation Exercises
– Lip Trills
Tonal Development
Stuffed Toy, Mr. Pooch, Chinese Yo-Yo
" The hoot sound (hot potato) – 5 –note descending scale
" Vowel Formation (Lips + hot potato) – (mah / meh / mee / moh / moo)
" Diphthongs - (Round / Sound / Found / Down / Town)
Diction Development
Velcro Ball Catcher
Pitched Consonants – B, D,G,L,M,N,R,V,W,Z
Unpitched Consonants – C,F,H,J,K,P,Q,S,T,X
" Word Isolations
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Dynamics
Hoberman Sphere, Chinese YoYo, Magic Sling
Achieving Legato /Articulations/ pulsing
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Punching Puppet, Chinese YoYo
Slow motion speaking channel a tempo
Range Development Exercises
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Chest Voice – MMMMM / MMMMMWAH
Chest to Head – EEyah ---ah -----------Do so fa mi re do
Shift Jaw – Yah –ah ah – ah ah --- do5 do6 do6 do5 do5
Presenter:
Lee Gwozdz
Corpus Christi Cathedral
505 North Upper Broadway
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
(361) 883-4213 (work)
Email: [email protected]
Singing FUNdamental
WARM UPS!
Refrain: Awristicha, Awristicha, Awristi cha cha
wristicha, Awristicha, Awristi cha cha
Thumbs up, wrists together - Refrain
Thumbs up, wrists together, elbows in - Refrain
Thumbs up, wrists together, elbows in, chest up - Refrain
Thumbs up, wrists together, elbows in, chest up, pooch the
lips - Refrain
Thumbs up, wrists together, elbows in, chest up, pooch the
lips, rear out - refrain
Thumbs up, wrists together, elbows in, chest up, pooch the
lips, rear out, sit down.
1. Shoulders Back 2,3,4 Tighten 2,3,4
2. Shoulders Forward 2,3,4 Tighten 2,3,4Snap
2, 3,4 Shake 2, 3,4
Thalia’s: Mujer Latina II
From Amor A La Mexicana (EMI)
Start after hmph grunt!
Each line is Repeated once!
3. Clap 2, 3, 4 Shake 2, 3, 4
4. Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Shake 2, 3, 4
5. Chin Down 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Chin UP 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
6. Take a deep breath 2, 3,4 HOLD 2,3,4 RELEASE 2,3,4 RELAX 2, 3,4
7. (Repeat after me!) Ch ch ch ch chhh
echo ch ch ch ch chhh
8. Ts ts ts ts ts echo ts ts ts ts ts (Back to normal )
9. Siren==(2,3,4,5,6,7,8)=============================
10. P P P P T T T T
11. K K K K S S S S
12. P T K S P T K S
13. @ @ @ clap @ @ @ clap
14. I I I rest I I I rest (Clap)
15. Eighth Notes rest Eighth Notes rest (Clap)
16. Synco peh tah toe Synco peh tah toe
17. Guh Guh Guh Guh Luh Luh Luh Luh
18. Glo (2,3,4)>>>>>>>>ria (7,8)
19. Krist (2,3,4) Jesus (7,8)
20. Eighth Notes rest Eighth Notes rest (Clap)
21. Siren==(2,3,4,5,6,7,8)=============================
22. @ @ @ Clap @@@ Clap
Lee Gwozdz
Corpus Christi Cathedral
505 North Upper Broadway
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
(361) 888-6520 (work)
Email: [email protected]