Lip Roll
This exercise gets fantastic results. By practicing the lip roll you’ll teach your vocal chords to make more advanced vocal coordinations – because it uses important singing muscles – the inner larynx muscles.
Another important benefit from practicing lip rolls is that it helps release your voice from all vocal tension. The lip roll exercise completely disengages the outer larynx muscles (which we need for swallowing food, but NOT for singing!) Once these muscles are disengaged you can sing easily and effortlessly.
Consistent practice of this simple exercise and you will:
- Increase in vocal range
- Smooth out the bridges between lower and upper vocal ranges
- Consistency in note production – Balance!
Tongue Trill
Tongue trill’s are basically the same as rolling your R’s or imitating a cat purr. Tongue trills have many of the same benefits as lip rolls. By practicing both you’ll ultimately achieve better vocal control.
**The video below shows how to do both exercises! After you watch this video and can produce the right sound, use THIS 5 – scale accompaniment to practice singing with Lip Rolls & Tongue Trills.