Know Your Voice - Part 3 (Lesson 3, Exercise 3)

Lesson Video 3:

Lesson Video 3 is the third step in the Zagaria Vocal Method.  Jeffrey Zagaria continues teaching foundational building blocks that include:

• The next step of vocal foundation built upon principles learned in Lesson Video 1 and 2 for new levels of muscular development.
• Vocal Posture
• Classical Vocal Posture and ZVM Posture objectives
• Releasing Uncontrolled Tension in the back and upper torso
• Releasing Uncontrolled Tension will enhance singers of any style of music.
• Chest position
• The rib cage
• Stretching
•  A true story about working with an athletic trainer
• Three new posture exercises
• Using posture exercises while continuing to practice the building blocks learned in Lesson one and two.
• Examples of bad posture and how it effects our overall tone.
• Improved tone and breath control due to improved posture
• More on development of muscle coordination, flexibility, dexterity, strength, balance, timing, and stamina
• Addressing Speech Level and other 20th century vocal techniques
• A prescribed 40 minute exercise routine for this lesson
• Building more vocal stamina 

Exercise Video 3:

Practice along with Jeffrey Zagaria as he plays and demonstrates the exercise routine for “Know Your Voice” Lesson Video 3. Jeffrey adds even more tips and encouragement while you practice along to the prescribed exercises. This exercise routine is customized for a student’s practice of foundational principles including: 

• Three new vocal posture exercises
• Continued strengthening of technique developed in Videos 1 and 2
• Classical Vocal Posture and ZVM Posture objectives
• Releasing Uncontrolled Tension in the back and upper torso.
• Releasing Uncontrolled Tension will enhance singers of any style of music.
• Chest position
• The rib cage
• Stretching and releasing techniques
• Using posture exercises while continuing to practice the building blocks learned in Lesson one and two.
• Improved tone and breath control due to improved posture
• More on development of muscle coordination, flexibility, dexterity, strength, balance, timing, and stamina
• A prescribed 40 minute exercise routine for this lesson
• Building more vocal stamina