Music and Singing

Bell Tower

The group forms a circle, everyone puts their arms around their neighbors. All look down at the center of the circle. Swaying gently in r...

Breathing Exercise

A sustained tone is sung. The throat is opened as wide as possible, as if yawning, without opening the mouth too wide. The lower jaw mov...

Diaphragm Training

A voice preparation exercise. The group stands in a circle. The facilitator sets a beat and everyone joins in. Three consonants are spok...

Emotional Singing

Everyone sings a simple well-known song without musical accompaniment. The facilitator calls out emotions at random — happy, angry, shy, ...

Hitting the Note

A well-known song is sung, but each syllable is sung as briefly as possible — just a quick tap on each note. This exercise trains the ab...

Hot Spot

The players form a circle. One player goes in the middle. He starts singing a song and the other players try to join in. If one of the su...

Passing the Tone

Players stand in a circle. The first sings a tone on any vowel. Their neighbor listens and matches the tone. Once the first player hears ...

Singing Circle

With musical accompaniment, players stand in a circle. One sings a line, the next must rhyme with it. The third starts a new rhyme, the f...

Singing Circle with Chorus

Four singers each contribute one line to a verse. The fifth player summarizes the theme in a two or four-line chorus. After a short paus...

Solo Song with Tempo Change

With or without a given topic, the musician picks a melody and style. The player sings a verse, then the tempo suddenly changes — the sin...

Song Association

One player steps into the center and starts singing a well-known song. Before running out of lyrics, another player replaces them with a ...

Vocal Warm-up

Exercise 1: Everyone sings a simple well-known song in various keys set by the musician. Exercise 2: The musician plays a note, everyone...

Voice Volume Training

A sustained tone is sung with the throat as open as possible (like yawning) without opening the mouth too wide. Feel the vibration in the...

Vowel Singing

Players stand relaxed in a circle and sing five vowels in sequence: I - E - A - O - U. Imagine each vowel resonating in a different part...

Yawning Exercise

All players walk through the room and yawn as loudly as possible. Notice how the sound comes from deep in the throat. Then try speaking ...