Name: Practice singing with a straw
Uploaded: 2024-02-12T10:58:43.732Z
Duration: 44 s
Description: Do you practice with a straw? Singing with a straw improves your tone placement, stretch and even your vocal range harmlessly. Also it may be super helpful working on those treaky low notes. So will you practice with me now?

Do you practice with a straw? 
Singing with a straw improves your tone placement, stretch and even your vocal range harmlessly.
Also it may be super helpful working on those treaky low notes.
So will you practice with me now?

Singing

Hi there! My name is Polina. I'm a passionate and dedicated teacher who loves helping  students to reach their goals. My style is personal, creative, and oriented on the student's specific needs.  I'm looking forward to meet you!

Practice singing with a straw

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Leaders of Learning: a course of study offered by HarvardX, an online learning initiative of Harvard University.

Leaders of Learning

Online certification program provided by Berklee college of music online. 100% Grades.

Teaching popular music in the classroom

Healing with an Arts is an online course provided by University of Florida.

Healing with the Arts

I have Master degree with honors in Music Arts (2008). I'm actively performing, composing and teaching modern singing and piano. Music is my biggest passion. I'm teaching students to understand music deeper, to learn material with joy, to implement new techniques into performing acts. I highly respect individuality of each student. That's why my program for YOU will be built on YOUR personal musical tastes, current abilities and accurate pace.

Singing (voice, vocals) and Piano teacher

I'm native Russian and Ukrainian speaker. I was born in Ukraine and raised in bilingual community. I will be honored and proud to introduce you to the slavic culture by teaching Russian and Ukrainian!

Russian and Ukrainian teacher

English

Spanish

My customized exercises are focused to free your voice. Within first lessons, you'll experience proper breathing techniques and vocal fundamentals.  You will choose the songs to work with because I believe people learn better working with music they truly enjoy. I can't wait to get us started!

Great fist lesson! Really excited to learn more!

She’s amazing! Very elaborate, personal and genuinely helps so much!

Polina is very easy to communicate with. She is very knowledgable with her craft and I am learning so much. She makes lessons fun and I enjoy every lesson I take with her.

First lesson was amazing, very friendly and she is very educated in what type of taste I would like to acquire.

We are learning conversational now...thanks!

Super kind and fun to work with. Highly recommended for shy people or young kids.

Very knowledgeable and effective instructor!

Polina was a lot of fun and was amazing with a lesson plan to start our session and everything.  Looking forward to our next class together for sure.

Let's run this exercise together - Lip Rolls through octaves. Be sure you are using "voiced" Lip Rolls. If you have questions or doubts, let's have a lesson to work on quality of your lip rolls together!

Lip Rolls Octaves Exercise

Dancers stretch their muscles, and Singers should too! Let's wake up your voice!

Voice Stretch

Vocal Agility is one of the main component that makes singers stand out. Some of us are born with agile voices when others need to practice these skills from the basics. In this video I propose you Agility 101 exercise - start slowly and speed it up when you feel confident. I encourage you to change pitch - try it on your low notes first and don't forget your high ones!

Agility 101

Let's build second voice using "Sweet Dreams" as our learning material. 
Using real songs in ear-training practice brings fun and opens your creativity. Feel free to pause and practice main part a few times. Then let's sing a duo! Could you do it?

Let's build second voice!

Here's one fun exercise I love, and I'm sure you will do as well. 
It is fun but powerful to unlock your singing creativity, improve breath control and tone placement. And you will need only two syllables - OH and YEAH ! So, let's have some fun! 

Oh-Yeah Singing Flow Exercise

Can you warm up your voice without instrument help? Of course! This short lip roll warm-up will help you:
👄 wake up your voice and resonators
👄 activate controlled breathing and support
👄 connect voice registers
👄 stretch your vocal range
Ready to Lip'n'Roll with me?

Vocal Warm-Up without Instrument

Do you struggle to find liprolls? Are you sure your liprolls placement is correct? Check this short video for quick tips to make your lips ROLL!

Liprolls placement tips

Let's engage our diaphragm to build strong base for singing with support using Santa's Ho-Ho-Ho. if you have an instrument, practice this exercise within your range over the scale of G-F-E-D-C. Focus on contracting your diaphragm muscle on each "HO"