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The primary role of the warm-up is to make a transition from the speaking voice to
the singing voice
o Should provide and reinforce the basic elements of good singing
Voice teachers have leveled the charge that participation in choirs causes vocal
damage, and to an extent it does. However, it is the responsibility of the conductor to
place the responsibility for good singing on the singers to ensure they are using good
technique to avoid vocal damage.
Generate Resonance
o If it is not done, the vocalism for the rest of the rehearsal becomes unruly
o There needs to be a transition between speaking resonance to the singing
resonance, so the conductor has to ensure that the head voice has been activated
Use Physical Gesture to Reinforce the Singing Process and Body Awareness
o The psychological nature of the choral ensemble creates a dynamic in which vocal
responsibility is abandoned, but the conductor can change that through the gestures
they use.
Make Certain that Regardless of the Exercise the Position of the Larynx Remains
Low and Relaxed
o Pressure, tension, and lack of spaciousness in the sound, dull or thing vocal
resonance, and hardness in the sound are some of the aural danger signs of a
raised larynx