Vocal Fitness Training™

Focus: Staccato, Cries & Blocky

This Practice Plan allows you to pick and choose your session. It has staccato, cry and blocky exercises built into it. Additionally, at the bottom of the page are all of the staccato exercises in case you would rather do a different set of vowels on any given day.

Always do the Warm up and Cool Down exercises.
Choose at least three exercises to practice and make sure you are singing throughout your range. That is easily done by alternating between “A” (ascending) and “D” or “L” (descending or low) exercises.

WARM UP
7D: Connected /yoo/ scale

18A: Connected /yoh/ Scale

EXERCISES – Pick at least 3 and alternate between “A” & “D” (OR “L”) Tracks
64D: Separated /dā/ as in “face” – sing these first as cries, then regular separated syllables

20A: Bent Cries on /yoo/

41D: Bent Cries on /hmm…mee/

140: yoo staccato arpeggio 1 3 5 3 1

55D: Responsive Breathing on /mee hee/

14A: Sung Vowel Combination /oh-ā/

144: yoo staccato very high plus one

COOL DOWN – ALWAYS DO THE COOL DOWN
35L: Cool Down: Singing the Hum

WARM UP
7D: Connected /yoo/ scale

18A: Connected /yoh/ Scale

EXERCISES – Pick at least 3 and alternate between “A” & “D” (OR “L”) Tracks

63D: Sung Connected /hmm…mah mah/

240: Staccato arpeggio 1 3 5 3 1 on /yoh/

99: Blocky on hmmeh

44A: Responsive Breathing on /yoo/

61D: Separated /bah/ as in “palm” – sing these first as cries, then regular separated syllables

28A: Bent /yoh/ Cries

241: Staccato 1358 on /yoh/

COOL DOWN – ALWAYS DO THE COOL DOWN
35L: Cool Down: Singing the Hum

WARM UP

7D: Connected /yoo/ scale

18A: Connected /yoh/ Scale

EXERCISES – Pick at least 3 and alternate between “A” & “D” (OR “L”) Tracks

28D: Bent /yoh/ Cries

340: Triads Mee hee ascending

14D: Combination Vowels /oh-ā/

342: Triad Octave Arpeggio to high g on /mee hee/

38L: Sung Separated /hmm…mee/– sing these as cries, then regular

101 Blocky with hmmă

63D: Sung Connected /hmm . . . mah_mah/

COOL DOWN – ALWAYS DO THE COOL DOWN

35L: Cool Down: Singing the Hum

WARM UP
7D: Connected /yoo/ scale

18A: Connected /yoh/ Scale

EXERCISES – Pick at least 3 and alternate between “A” & “D” (OR “L”) tracks

56D: Breathe Every Three on /mee hee/

244: Staccato Plus 2 on /yoh/

70D: Separated /zuh/ as in “strut” – sing these first as cries, then regular separated syllables

98: Blocky on hmmā

20D: Bent Cries on /yoo/

73D: Separated /hmm . . . meh/

11A: Sung Separated /yoh/

COOL DOWN – ALWAYS DO THE COOL DOWN
35L: Cool Down: Singing the Hum

WARM UP
7D: Connected /yoo/ scale

18A: Connected /yoh/ Scale

EXERCISES – Pick at least 3 and alternate between “A” & “D” (OR “L”) Tracks

19D: Sustained Legato on /yoh/

22A: Cry and Legato Scale on /yoo/

140: Yoo Triad Arpeggio descending

56D: Breathe Every Three on /mee hee/

1100: Blocky with hmmuh

67D: Separated /vĭ/ as in “kit” – sing these first as cries, then regular separated syllables

142: Staccato Octaves /yoo/

COOL DOWN – ALWAYS DO THE COOL DOWN
35L: Cool Down: Singing the Hum

WARM UP

7D: Connected /yoo/ scale

18A: Connected /yoh/ Scale

EXERCISES – Pick at least 3 and alternate between “A” & “D” (OR “L”) Tracks

30D: Cry and Legato Scale on /yoh/

340: Staccato Triads /mee hee/ ascending

44D: Responsive Breathing on /yoo/

64A: Separated /dā/ as in Face

42D: Cries in Fifths on /hmm…mee/

96: Blocky on hmmah

COOL DOWN – ALWAYS DO THE COOL DOWN

35L: Cool Down: Singing the Hum

WARM UP

7D: Connected /yoo/ scale

18A: Connected /yoh/ Scale

EXERCISES – Pick at least 3 and alternate between “A” & “D” (OR “L”) Tracks

14D: Combination Vowels /oh-ā/

55A : Responsive Breathing on /mee hee/

83D: Cry and Legato Scale on /hmm . . . muh/ with Cheek Push-Ups

42A: Cries in Fifths on /hmm…mee/

241 Triads descending on /yoh/

102 Blocky with Hmmee

35L: Warm Down: Singing the Hum

Staccato Tracks Only

140: Staccato Triad 1 3 5 3 1 on /yoo/

141: Triads /yoo/ ascending very high

142: Staccato Octaves on /yoo/

143: Staccato Plus One on /yoo/ very high

144: Staccato Plus One on /yoo/ to high D

145: Staccato Plus Two on /yoo/ to high D-flat

240: Staccato Triad on yoh to High F

241: Staccato Triad to High A

242: Staccato Octave Arpeggio to High D

243: Staccato Plus One to High D

244: Staccato Plus Two to High D

340: Mi hi 1 3 5 3 1 staccato ascending to high g

341: Mi hi 1 3 5 3 1 staccato ascending to high d

342: mi hi staccato arpeggio 1358 to high d

344: mi hi staccato 13538 plus one to high g

345: mi hi staccato 1353 plus two to high d

346: mi hi staccato arpeggio 1358 plus two d4 to high d

Staccato Triads Low and Slow (25 bpm)

Staccato Triads Low and Medium (44 bpm)

Staccato Triads Low and a tempo (60bpm)

Staccato Octaves Low and Slow (25 bpm)

Staccato Octaves Low and Medium (32bpm)

Staccato Octaves Low and a tempo (40 bpm)