Danielle M. Hartman
Video: Some warm-ups to start singing
Friday, August 11, 2023 by Danielle M. Hartman | Technique
During the pandemic lockdown, I made some videos for my students and choir. Here is one with some general warm ups for you to sing along with.
Video: Sustained Breath Exercise
Friday, August 11, 2023 by Danielle M. Hartman | Technique
Here is a video explaining one of the many breath exercises that I might do in voice lessons. I love this one for showing us how to control your breath through different lengths of time. Not all phrases will be long, and you still have to figure out how to manage the air through the amount of time that the phrase inhabits.
(14) Breath exercise 1 - YouTube
Video: Good Vowel Movements
Friday, August 11, 2023 by Danielle M. Hartman | Technique
Here is a video I made during the pandemic lockdown about vowel sounds.
Straw Phonation Videos
Friday, June 17, 2022 by Danielle M. Hartman | Technique
SOVT- Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract
Straw Phonation Information
Some of you may have asked me about why I often have a straw that I’m singing through, or perhaps you are a student or client that I have advised to use this. It seems like a strange thing, but let me tell you, that this little straw can work wonders. How? Why? The quick answer is it’s a science/physics thing. AS a teacher and performer, I know this to be quite a helpful bit of therapy that helps inform our bodies of good healthy phonation.
One of my professors in grad school, Dr. Ingo Titze, is the person who is best known for bringing this to light and researching/experimenting with this. I think hearing from him directly is a good place to start.
(3) Vocal Straw Exercise - YouTube
(3) The Science Behind the Straw Exercise: Video 1 - YouTube
There are a lot of other videos about this, here are a few I’ve found helpful:
(3) HOW the Straw WORKS: The Science Behind the Singing Straw and Straw Phonation - YouTube
And one I did during Covid Lockdown: (3) STRAW SINGING! SOVT - YouTube
