Vocal Fitness Training™
Focus: Staccato & Cries
This Practice Plan allows you to pick and choose your session. It has staccato and cry 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. Piano only tracks for staccato are there, too.
- 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.
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: Cries on hmmeh – two bent, descending 5th, ascending 5th, ascending 5 note scale
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 Cries with hmmă – two bent, descending 5th, ascending 5th, ascending 5 note scale
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: Cries on hmmā – two bent, descending 5th, ascending 5th, ascending 5 note scale
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: Cries with hmmuh – two bent, descending 5th, ascending 5th, ascending 5 note scale
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/ – two bent, descending 5th, ascending 5th, ascending 5 note scale
96: Cries 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/ – two bent, descending 5th, ascending 5th, ascending 5 note scale
241 Triads descending on /yoh/
102 Cries 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
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
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
Piano triads Ascending 25 bpm
Piano triads Ascending 44 bpm
Piano triads Ascending 60 bpm
Piano octaves Ascending 25 bpm
Piano octaves Ascending 44bpm
Piano octaves Ascending 72bpm
Piano octaves Ascending 96bpm
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)