ST.

JUDE THADDEUS
YOUTH CHOIR VOICE
AND SINGING
LESSONS
THE Singing is the act of creating musical
DEFINITION
sounds with the voice. (Merriam-
OF SINGING
Webster Dictionary)
THE
COMPONENTS
OF VOCAL
• Posture and Alignment

TECHNIQUE
• Breath

• Phonation and Registers

• Resonance

• Articulation

• Expression
 I. POSTURE
Good posture will help you make a good sound. As your
voice comes from within your body the way you stand
affects how you sing.

STEPS TO ACHIEVE A GOOD SINGING POSTURE:

1 2 3
Stand up straight Place your feet shoulder- width apart, Your head should be upright,
- imagine a string pulling you up keep your knees unlocked and stay looking straight ahead.
from the top of your head balanced.

4 5
Keep your shoulders down and Try to relax - tension will
your abdomen relaxed. prevent you from making a
good sound.
 II. BREATHING
Breathing is one of the most important things to think about when you’re
singing. Breathing correctly will support your voice but breathing in the wrong
way will make your voice thin and tired. Developing a good breathing
technique takes practice and patience.

TAKE NOTE!

Breathe deeply from your lower lungs.

Avoid raising your shoulders as you
Imagine a rubber ring around your waist,
breathe in and try to push the ring outwards.
breathe in, keep them relaxed and
level.
 GROUP
EXERCISE
III. PHONATION
Phonation is the production of vocal sound and speech. Expression through
vocals may seem effortless and easy, but it actually comes from a delicate and
complicated system of laryngeal muscles and ligaments.
 IV. RESONATION
Resonance is the intensity/quality of the tone you hear when you sing or speak.
It is caused by the reverberation of sound waves from your vibrating vocal
cords; depending on how they travel around before exiting your body.

THREE GENERAL VOCAL RESONATORS:

1 3

Nasal (Head) 2
Chest (Lung)
Tracheal (Throat)
V. ARTICULATION AND
DICTION
How sounds are shaped while singing, to convey a specific language, emotion, and meaning.
Pronunciation of words (word inflection), the enunciation of syllables (syllable inflection), and
articulation of consonants must be carefully planned. Vowels carry the resonant tone and
consonants convey the language.

According to Leigh Nash, the main problem about articulation in singing is that the student tries to do
something different when he or she sings from when they talk. “For example, they start doing strange
things like big movements with their mouths, thinking this can help them articulate and sing. They try
to push out or punch the words. But, if they stop to understand that they can articulate freely when
they sing just like when they talk like in everyday speaking, all those problems disappear.”
 ANIMA CHRISTI
CHORUS:
Hear me Jesus
Hide me in Thy wounds that I may never leave Thy side
From all the evil that surrounds me, defend me
And when the call of death arrives
Bid me come to Thee that I may praise Thee with Thy saints
Forever
 AMAZING
GRACE VERSE I:
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind but now I see
V. EXPRESSION

Vocal expression is about how you deliver your message with words and
how you express those words. When you have good vocal expression,
you can convey emotion and character to your audience simply by your
pitch, your pronunciation, and the speed at which you speak.
 I WILL SING
FOREVER VERSE I:
I will sing forever of your love, oh Lord
I will celebrate the wonder of your name
For the word that you speak is a song of forgiveness
And a song of gentle mercy and of peace
THANK
YOU!