Straw Warmup for Singers: Beginner to Intermediate level

This course is an effective training for expanding your vocal range and gaining control over your voice. It’s designed in such a way that you can safely strengthen your voice at home, even if you do not have a teacher. Plus, it’s a quiet practice so you can train anytime and anywhere. All you need is a drinking straw, and a bottle filled with water.

Straw phonation is a well-known training technique among singers. It is loved for its benefits to the voice. And if, in addition to the straw, we use a bottle filled with water, the outcomes are even higher.

Singing through the straw creates additional pressure and space in your throat and mouth so that your voice works in a balanced and efficient way.

What does this mean for you?

• Eliminated muscle clamps in the throat
• Reduced weight and tension in your voice
• Smooth transition area without breaks
• Quick warmup, so you’re ready to go in 10 minutes or so
• Balanced breath control and less aspiration in tone
• Increased vocal range
• High and low notes of better quality
• More ring in your voice

And last but not least. You can never hurt your voice when straw phonation warmups.

There are 5 preparatory exercises and 10 melodic exercises in this course: 5 for beginners and 5 for intermediate-level students. Each exercise is performed in a male and female version. You can also download them as the audio tracks. To do this, check the resource folder in each practical lesson.