L00 Ebook (English) v1 - 11 - Cheryl Porter Vocal Method
L00 Ebook (English) v1 - 11 - Cheryl Porter Vocal Method
L00 Ebook (English) v1 - 11 - Cheryl Porter Vocal Method
Vocal Coach
E-BOOK
Vocal Exercises
Practice Log
Vocal Work
Hello my Baby and Welcome to the course!!!!
I'm so proud of you for making this important step to becoming the singer that you know you
can be! I'm honored to be your vocal coach and to guide you on this incredible journey to
becoming a great singer!
Before we start I want to ask you a question! Do you think that you are a:
1. A horrible singer
2. A decent singer
3. A good singer
4. A great singer
5. A phenomenal singer
Look at the list and be honest! What did you choose? Were you honest?
Well, whatever you chose, I've got some great news for you!
You can become a better singer and find the voice you know is inside of you!
Becoming a great singer is not something that just happens, it's something that you have to
work at. It takes practice, determination, and motivation, but most of all it takes a lot of
love. Do you love to sing, baby? Of course, you do! Let that love be the driving force behind
everything that you do!
Being a great singer comes from understanding our own voice. We have to know what's
good about our voice and what we need to improve. No great singer just woke up a great
singer! Even the greatest singers of our time were once students.
This course will give you the tools to better understand your voice so you will no longer be
afraid of what holds you back: Insecurity and fear. It’s time to face those fears and become the
singer that you know you can be!!! Let’s get to work and KILL IT!!!!
Love,
Your Vocal Coach,
Mama Cheryl
Before we start our vocal work everyday, I need you to remember the questions I am about to
ask you below! Please write out your answers and read them every day before you start
practicing. Be as honest as you can, baby!
It’s a long road, but as of today, I embark on this journey with a new attitude, with much
more strength and determination. I am prepared to be the best singer I can be and to
never give up on my dreams.
_______________________________ _____________________________
Mama Cheryl’s Signature My signature goes here!
Finding Your Real Voice and Important Tips
- Make sure to sing with meaning and that you understand the message of the song
-Sing songs that you enjoy and share your life experience
-Remember that you are gifted. Use your talent to touch others.
STRAW WARMUP AND STRAW PHONATION
Do you have your straws???
Hey baby, one of the most important things for singers to remember is the importance of the
Vocal Warm-up and Vocal Warm-down. A great way to warm up the voice before practicing is by
doing straw phonation exercises. Working with a straw will help your voice:
Here are some straw exercises that you can do before you start practicing, as a vocal pre-warmup,
and that you can also use during the day to relax the voice and massage your vocal cords!
* It is important that you DO NOT BLOW into the straw, but instead hum into the straw. You
should feel the straw vibrate and also a little tingling resonance on the roof of the mouth
(palate).
1. With the straw between your lips, lightly hum into the straw for 3-5 minutes. Make sure you
are not just blowing and that you feel the resonance! Hum whatever you like!
2. With the straw between your lips do some vocal slides up and down for 3-5 minutes.
3. Try your vocal exercises with the straw in your mouth, then immediately do the same exercise
without straw. Do you feel anything different?
4. Sing an entire song with the straw in your mouth, then immediately sing the song again
without straw. Do you feel anything different?
5. Do some vocal scales or exercises with straw in your mouth. Make sure you feel that humming
resonance! (Better to do exercises with only vowels!)
6. Try to sing a song with the straw under your tongue (longways)! Yes! Under your tongue. As
you sing, make sure that the tongue does not slip back into your throat. This will help relieve
tongue tension.
7. Try your vowel placement exercises with the straw under your tongue. Make sure the tongue
does not slip back into your throat. Immediately after, do the same exercise without the
straw! This will help you with vowel resonance and placement!
TIPS ON INTERPRETATION
Interpretation is one of the most important aspects of being a great singer. It’s not just
about the beautiful sounds that we create, but we must be able to tell the story! In
order to be a good interpreter, it’s important for us to understand the text, context,
meaning, sentiment and overall emotion of the song. The biggest challenge is to have
a point of view, put yourself inside of the story, and not be afraid to express yourself.
This is your time to shine, Baby!
Which are the most difficult parts of the song for me?
HOW TO BECOME A BETTER BELTER
Belting as a vocal style is very controversial. People who don’t really understand belting may
think that belting is more like yelling on pitch than singing. There are many singing teachers
who think that belting is dangerous and can ruin your voice, but bad technique in any
musical style can ruin or damage the voice.
Belting is like any other style. It takes time to master it. If you are a beginner or a master,
belting must be a part of your daily routine. Honing your speaking skills will also improve your
belting skills.
Some of the greatest singers of our times are belters! Pink, Celine Dion, Beyonce, Lady Gaga,
Sia, Bruno Mars, Christina Aguilera, Laura Fabian and Panic at the Disco, just to name a few. To
be a contemporary singer, it is paramount that you master the art of belting as well as the
other vocal registers (see next page for a full list of vocal registers).
Because speaking is so closely related to belt singing, the speaking voice is a great place to start
for producing a great belt sound. Like in lesson 7, start off by calling someone with a “Hey
you!” “Hey stop it!” “Wait a minute!”. That volume, resonance, and power must be mastered
to fully develop and improve as a contemporary and modern singer.
If you are just starting to belt, it is important that you have a strong vocal technique! Your
breath control and vocal support must be very good in order to belt correctly and not
damage your voice. Belting is not the only interesting part of the voice. Head voice, mixed
voice, falsetto and whistle register are other amazing sounds that the human voice can
produce. Make sure you are always working on every part of your voice! There is no part of
your instrument that is more beautiful than the other, there are just parts of the voice that are
less developed than others.
The key to improving your belting as well as any other technical aspect of your voice is to be
patient and not get discouraged. In the beginning, your belting voice may sound raw, difficult
to control, out of pitch or “ugly”, but I promise you, it will improve. Be persistent and don’t
give up. Your belting voice should improve tremendously after 10 days of your HOMEWORK
vocal exercises from the course. You will be amazed by the result!
VOCAL REGISTERS
(Lesson 6 )
Mixed Voice
(Misto)
Warm and bright
Vocal cords are extended and only a part of their
length is affected by the vibration
Head Voice
(Testa)
Light and resonant
Vocal cords are long, and the vibration affects
about a third of their length
Falsetto
(Falsetto)
Light and at times airy
Vocal cords are thin and not completely closed
Whistle Register
(Fischio)
Brilliant and very resonant, similar to the commonly known whistle
Vocal cords are closed, and only a part
of them is affected by the vibration
How to PRACTICE, do your HOMEWORK
and PRACTICE LOG
Practice is the most important part of your singing journey. Even if a singer has a great voice
lesson, if they don’t practice regularly they will lose all that they have learned in that lesson. It
is important that you practice with a clear GOAL in mind and to make sure YOU KNOW what
you want to work on that day. Your practice and homework session is where YOU BECOME
THE COACH. You must listen to yourself, be critical but forgiving and practice until you are
pleased with the result. Be kind but also push yourself to be better!
IN THIS COURSE YOU ARE ASKED TO PRACTICE AT LEAST 3 to 5 days. YES, you can practice
EVERY DAY if you can, but make sure your voice is not being overworked. Listen to your body
and your voice. I recommend at least 1 day of vocal rest every 10 days!
1. You can add additional exercises to your HOMEWORK PLAN if you like, but only if your voice
is not tired, raspy, cracking, shaking or you feel that you are out of breath.
2. Make sure to stop if you feel your throat is burning and write me a message or email.
3. Take vocal rest when needed. It’s important that you don’t strain your voice!
4. If you are an experienced or professional singer, it’s ok if you do not take vocal rest. Just listen
to your body and your voice and promise to be careful.
5. Where it says CHOOSE 2 TO 3 vocal exercises, that means that you are free to choose which
exercise you want to practice. You can switch up the exercises from day to day! Remember,
you can add additional exercises if you want!
6. As you practice, make sure that you listen to yourself carefully.
7. Make sure to record yourself when you do your homework exercises and listen to yourself.
8. Make critiques and try to do better the next day.
9. Be proud of yourself after every practice! You are working hard, Baby, and I’m proud of you!
DAILY PRACTICE LOG
DATE:________________________________ TIME:______________________________
PRACTICE GOALS:
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TODAY’S EXERCISES:
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PRACTICE OBSERVATIONS
DATE:________________________________ TIME:______________________________
PRACTICE GOALS:
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TODAY’S EXERCISES:
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PRACTICE OBSERVATIONS
DATE:________________________________ TIME:______________________________
PRACTICE GOALS:
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TODAY’S EXERCISES:
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PRACTICE OBSERVATIONS
DATE:________________________________ TIME:______________________________
PRACTICE GOALS:
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TODAY’S EXERCISES:
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PRACTICE OBSERVATIONS
DATE:________________________________ TIME:______________________________
PRACTICE GOALS:
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TODAY’S EXERCISES:
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PRACTICE OBSERVATIONS
Tacet
= 130
3. Be Quiet
Diaphragm workout exercise
= 130
Sss shh shh shh shh shh sss shh shh shh shh shh
sss shh shh shh shh shh sss shh shh shh shh shh
4. In The Library
Diaphragm workout and resistance
= 130
Sss sss sss sss sss sss sss sss sss sss sss sss sss sss sss
shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh
= 110
Yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum
= 80
Mi me ma mo mi me ma mo mi me ma mo mu
= 78
Yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum
= 72
Brr brr brr
CHERYL PORTER VOCAL METHOD
Lesson #2 - Vowel Placement
1. Calm Down Vowels
Vowel placement and vowel unification
= 78
I E A O U I E A O U I E A O U I E A O U
2. Disco Vowels
Vowel placement and pitch precision
= 124
I E A O U
= 130
I E A O U
U O A E I
Mi me ma mo mu
Mu mo ma mi
= 82
I E A O U U
I E A O U U
5. No Bubble Gum
Vowel placement, pitch precision and vocal agility
= 80
I E I A I O I U I E A O U
= 126
I will sing I will use my voice with my
- ful and kind ‘cause I am a sing - er!
CHERYL PORTER VOCAL METHOD
Lesson #3 - Singer Breathing Bootcamp
1. Rocky VS Apollo Creed
Breathing workout exercise
= 132
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
HA
2. Muhammad Ali
Diaphragm workout with vowel placement
= 126
HI HI HI HI HE HE HE HE HA HA HA HA HU HU HU
= 132
HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE
HA HA HA HA HO HO HO HO HU
= 144
I E A O
I E A O
2. Vibrato, baby!
Vibrato kickstart exercise
I E A O
3. Killer Vibrato
Vibrato stability exercise
I E A O
= 136
E - v’ry - bod - y E - v’ry - bod - y E - v’ry - bod - - y
= 136
Hey! Good morn - ing Hey! Good morn - ing Hey! Good morn - ing
= 136
I love sing - ing I love sing - ing I love sing - - ing
= 136
Feel the mu - sic Feel the mu - sic Feel the mu - - sic
8. Kill it! I’m Incredible
Sustained vibrato exercise
= 136
I’m in - cre - di - ble I’m in - cre - di - ble I’m in - cre - di - ble
CHERYL PORTER VOCAL METHOD
Lesson #5 - Timbre and Tone Quality
1. Jonas Blues Vowels
Timbre, tone quality and vocal flexibility
= 136
I E A I E A O U Mi me ma mi me ma mo mu
I E A I E A O U Mi me ma mi me ma mo
2. Trap Queen
Vocal warm up, flexibility and tone production
= 118
Mi ma mu ni ne na no nu me ma mo mu
Sing - ing my song ain’t no - thing wrong hey hey hey
3. Penelope’s Song
Timbre and tone quality
= 126
Mi me ma mo mu ma mi me ma mo mu
mi me ma mo mu ma mi
= 125–230
I E A
O U
CHERYL PORTER VOCAL METHOD
Lesson #6 - Vocal Registers and Passaggio
1. Calm Down Vowels
Vocal register recognition
= 78
I E A O U I E A O U I E A O U I E A O U
2. Incredibile
Chest register to head register passaggio
= 168
In - cre - di - bi - le!
3. Angel’s Wings
Register blending and register passaggio
= 116
I E A O U U
= 126
Lis - ten to the pret - ty song
= 126
Ev’ - ry - - bod - y sing a - - long
= 134
So - - spi - - ro so - - spe - - so
la lu - - na la ma - - no
7. Silvia Dolores
Advanced register blending, agility and passaggio
= 112
I A I A I A I A I A I A I A I A I A I A
CHERYL PORTER VOCAL METHOD
Lesson #7 - Belting High Notes
1. Gimme Love
Chest voice and belting exercise
= 122
Gim - me love Gim - me gim - me gim - me love
2. Baby
Chest voice and belting exercise
= 122
Ba - by Ba - by ba - by ba - by
= 126
Hey ba - sta hey ba - sta hey ba - sta hey ba - sta
= 126
Hey ba - by hey ba - by hey ba - by hey ba - by
= 126
I see you I see you I see you I see you
= 126
I’m su - per I’m su - per I’m su - per I’m su - per
7. Boxing Gloves
Advanced belting and agility
= 120
I A I I A E I A I A I A A
I E I E I E A O U
8. Jack Johnson
Advanced belting sustained
= 120
I A I I A E I A
I E I E I E A O U
CHERYL PORTER VOCAL METHOD
Lesson #8 - Articulation
1. Say The Words
Articulation and tongue relaxation
= 144
Bi - gi - di pi - gi - di bi - gi - di pi - gi - di ba - da - ga pa - da - ga ba - da - ga pa - da - ga
gla - gi - da gla - gi - da la - ga la - ga la - ga la - ga la
2. Bigidi Pigidi
Articulation and hard consonant production
= 150
Bi - gi - di pi - gi - di ba - da - ga pa - da - ga bo - do - go po - do - go
Bi - gi - di pi - gi - di ba - da - ga pa - da - ga bo - do - go po - do - go
Bi - gi - di pi - gi - di ba - da - ga pa - da - ga bo - do - go po - do - go
Bi - gi - di pi - gi - di ba - da - ga pa - da - ga bo - do - go po - do - go
= 150
ev’ - ry - bod - y ev’ - ry - bod - y ev’ - ry - bod - y ev’ - ry - bod - y
lis - ten to the lis - ten to the mu - sic
lis - ten to the lis - ten to the mu - sic
4. Teddy Bear - IB
Vowels and consonant balance
= 120
I B E B A B O B U B
= 120
I ST E ST A ST O ST U ST
6. Teddy Bear - IL
Vowels and consonant balance
= 120
I L E L A L O L U L
= 134
Sing - ing high notes Sing - ing high notes
ba - by ba - by I ain’t stress - ing hon - ey hon - ey hon - ey I’m bless - ing
CHERYL PORTER VOCAL METHOD
Lesson #9 - Agility and Intonation
1. I Feel The Music
Swing agility and vocal precision
= 128
I feel the mu - sic so deep in - side of me,
come ev’ - ry - bod - y and dance!
2. Sing A Song
Ascending and descending interval training
= 144
Sing a song sing it with joy and smile,
raise your voice and sing a - long
3. Myron Myers
Intense vocal precision, intonation and flexibility
= 124
I E A O
U U A
Pentatonic scale agility
gliss.
( - in’)
5. New Boyfriend
Advanced agility and register passaggio
= 138
A
A
CHERYL PORTER VOCAL METHOD
Lesson #10 - Vocal Resistance Training
1. Brew U
Vowel placement warm up and breathing
= 176
Brr U Brr
Brr U Brr
2. Brew I
Vowel placement warm up and breathing
= 176
Brr I Brr
Brr I Brr
3. Brew A
Vowel placement warm up and breathing
= 176
Brr A Brr
Brr A Brr
= 176
Brr O Brr
Brr O Brr
5. Brew E
Vowel placement warm up and breathing
= 176
Brr E Brr
Brr E Brr
6. Merry Go Round
Timbre, phrasing and vocal flexibility
= 174
I E A
O U
7. Road Runner
Extreme vocal agility
= 132
I E A O U
I A I E I O U
= 136
Hey! Good morn - ing Hey! Good morn - ing Hey! Good morn - ing
9. Guido’s Girl
Open and closed vowel placement and agility
= 194
I E I E I E I O A
= 132
HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE
HA HA HA HA HO HO HO HO HU