Singing
Sing a major triad on solfege. The teacher will provide the first note.
Do - Mi - So
Hawkins' favorite candy.
What is any red licorice?
Name one basic thing required to sing beautifully without tension.
What is sufficient air velocity? What is sufficient air volume?
Sing a minor triad using solfege. The teacher will provide the first note.
Do Meh So
1999
What is the year Hawkins graduated from Vaca Pena Middle School?
These should be unlocked while singing.
What are the knees?
Sing a major scale in solfege. The teacher will provide the first note.
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do'
The names of Hawkins' 3 kids.
What are Cameron (8), Carter (6), and Heather (4)?
When not used correctly, this prominent part of the vocal tract, which is also one of the body's three articulators, will create tension by pulling the larynx up.
What is the tounge?
This part of me should come in or gently contract while singing phrases.
What are the abs or tummy?
Sing a major scale in solfege while doing the hand signs. The teacher will provide the first note.
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do'
Brigham Young University - Provo.
Where did Hawkins earn his music education degree?
This should be free from tension, lowered, and not be tied to your vibrato or jut forward while singing or changing notes.
What is the jaw?
This is required to sing healthily and to project your voice without tightening your throat.
What is healthy airflow? Or what is healthy breath energy?
Sing your part in the Lord Bless You and Keep You (first half only) from memory without making mistakes while Hawkins sings a voice part that is different than yours.
85%+ accuracy = correct
This note lasts for 1/2 of one beat.
What is an eighth note?
Hawkins likes to play this racquet sport.
What is Racquetball?
The bone and cartilage that protect your vocal folds.
What is the larynx?
Lip buzzing is one of the healthiest and quickest ways to improve your singing because it ______
Trains your body to use air flow healthily for speaking and singing.
To make your lips buzz you must have these 2 things: sufficient air speed (air velocity) AND sufficient air volume (be using enough air). The lip buzz exercise fixes these two vocal issues; the root of most beginning singers' problems/tension.