Vocalises

6.

Every orhcr pitch is susreined by cne vr.rice parr.

yielding a ii? chcr<i rvhich then resoi'es,

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licr:p it lighr on
the way down.

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high as E rnaj,

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Bison Men's Chorus Vocalises

Universitv of Manitoba

Dr. Larry Patterson. conductor

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iiniversai trVlrrm-ups
{Men, Women, Boys, and Oirls)
Dr. Bruce Mc Innes
Grace Church, New ycrk

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Start rnen on G below middle C

Change to "Say" a 4th higher
Changc lc "Saw" a 3rd higher
{a}ways with 3 beat piano intro.)

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Change syllabies as
-vou see fir. I combine
the names ol- studenls with an apt
ciesignadon.

eg. Ea-gerEr-ic. Lovely Lucy,

Jol-ly, Jack-son, Dap-per Dan_iel,
Wii-ey Wilt-ie. Noi-sv Nan-cv.
Cool-car Katie. etc.

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Other comlrinaion.s:
Rrxcs & Gladiolas
Friskies & Kliry Liirer

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ivfaie Ensernble Northwest Vocalises

by:Dr.
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LA .

Howard Meharg, conductor

This exercise I stole from Robert Shav.

Begrnrg wi a mtnor rhid. rhe choir sings
"oo" on tlre lower pirch. moving up ro "ah' rwrce,
ending on the origrnal pileh. The exrcise is
repated singing a perfecr 4t, then a perfect
fifth then a dirinished fifth. perfecr &h, ending
on tlrc minor 3rd. Sorre tinres I go ro a najerr or
mnorsecond.

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Shay lnd w close our eyes a^'rd slowly tum

wnrle smBlng to concEntratB on tbe cousuc
in which wc ware singing. Ttte objct is to
get e choir to nmvc bet*een th vorels and
pitches smoothly, lherefore the choir woks
ol supporr intonaoq andwicatio of

vcwel

30.

Ths exercise is des'igneel to hslp thc sudent

onr famiiia rirh the muscles r helo ra
lin the sofi paiate at e back of r}e drroa.
Yu stafl on "ng" purtlng as much air thrcugh the
oose 3s possibl. As you open to ''aw" i:e awae
of what is happening ar the brck of the rhroar.
As you finish "aw" lteep the soft palale lifled arrl
begrn a siow lreth. While the rott is sil
helcl open begin t}e fve n$te decendng scale.
bee

32.

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This next exerctse is designed to help ttre student

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manrn brea coriFo[ throug]rout the phrase and to

becom a*ar of e dilphragmauc musculamn. As
you ilng the ascendig line of "va ve va*" tr -.ure ro
srng through ech "ved'sound by iegener:ng ech "v".
Do nor rrrmrk rhe "v" sound ereby rlestroying c line_
Sing each new "haw'' rh a shon and detached sound.
l'ou should hve a strog sensation of your dmphragm at
work dunng these notes. The last "hw" siould be sune in
a coGnected style as is rhe re$t of the eKercise.

:ound.

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ior legrm. relilr{ion. $rd i*r{ otes idere rdrrryJ

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{sscend or descend by *eps or

hdf srcps)

Chagc vorrvcl as vou'.vish.

Work

ad

use

keep spacious sensario

":gice"

as

''back of tlroat,'

buz,mg ironral focus device-

42.

Nah

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Noh

Nah

Work for space and focus usr*g 'Nn" sound.

ascendescend

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up/down

Prernd like you are preparing lo "sneeze"

Sensation of lifting the palate {for

beginning sitrgen particularly).

Other exercises:
) ftqy descending gliss on "Coo" srarting at F4 and ascending
by half steps to C5.
J

2) Slow downward 'and_upward gliss oscillatian of a P5 staning at F4 down

to Bb3 and back up to F4. and ascending by half steps to c5 dw,n ro F4 and
back up to C5.

3) SIow downward and upward gliss oscillation of a P5 starting at F4 down

to Bb3 and back up to F4. and descending by half steps to A3 down to D?
and back up to A3.

4l slow downward

and upward gliss oscillation of a P8 starring at F4 down

to F3 and back up to F4, and ascending by half steps to C5 down tc C4 and back up to C5.

5) Slow downward and upward gliss oscillatiou of a P8 starting ar F4 dclwn

to F3 and back up to F4 and descending by half sreps to D4 down to D3 and
back up to D4.

6) Sing the syllable "Coo" with slight articulations rhrough the excercise
54321?34531. Start on Bb major with the first pitch of F4, descernding by
half strps to D major with rhe firsr pitch on ,{4.

uiher Coilese Voc alises

Dr. Tm Petefionrluctor

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South Dakota State tlniversity

Dr. Charles Canaan. conductor
!'e use wcrds such as; O I love to
sing, or Al-le-lu-ia, You are late to"day!. Tell us why you are. etc.
The open vowels are gocd reminders af the ya*ting feeling necessary tbr resonance .

A Warm-up using the do.mr-so-{do) intervals of the major scale.

49.

This is just a major scale. On the descending portion the various sections hold spccifrc pitehes to spell
out the major chord. You can use any rnufral vowel sounds you like. I like to use it at the beginning of the
year to let em hear the four-pan rnale cborus sound; also it helps to adjust the balance between the
scunons.

50.

T-II

B-I

B.II

This exercire makes use of the intervals do-mi-so-mi-so-mi-do, either in m4jor or minor keys. You
begrn with the bnghter ii) vowel and ncve toward the darker {a) vowel. It helps to teach the conccpt of the
forward placement to the darker vo'wris.

51.

In this exercise ha.lf the vorces move up in thirds on quarter notes. the other half of the voicrs sing the
ascending rnajor scale in half notes. Tbe result is that on every otlrcr beat they need to listen carefuly fbr
the unison. and on tbe other note thfy work on kceping the ascending third interval high and in tune.
Each voice part may tke turn srnging the half and quafler notc portions.

52.

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Arr: Juan Pablo Correa

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California Institute cf 'lbchnology

Dr. Donald Caldwell, conductor

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Caitech Vocalises
California Insrute of Technology
Dr, Donald Caldwell" c,onductor

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Slowly and WeIl Marked

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Rolled 'r'or buezing lips throughout

Various sustained vowels