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MarkyMark22 · 06-03-2012, 10:41

Hi All,

might be a stupid question...

but here goes...can you use humming as a vocal warm up technique?

Lady Chuckles · 06-03-2012, 12:23

I wouldn't want to say yes or no to that, I guess it depends on what you hum and how you hum it

It's probably a good idea to combine it with singing a few vowels for a warm up.

**Wurly** · 06-03-2012, 16:16

It's better than nothing.. But it's not great. A good warm up (in my experience) should involve breathing, diaphragmatic work, diction, resonance work. All these things involve movement of the mouth.

So it's like saying that a slow walk is better than sitting on your arse at home but it ain't no marathon.

sheesh · 09-03-2012, 19:28

I was doing a musical a few years ago. one of the cast was a vocal coach and used to bring us through a warm up before the shows. he used humming scales to start us off and then we went from that unto singing scales.

**bluewolf** · 05-04-2012, 16:51

my teacher does it to start off gently, then we move on to the proper warm ups

Jemmaa · 06-04-2012, 02:05

Yes, of course, different types of humming.
There are seven areas you can use as possible vocal resonators, when you're humming you feel pressure (vibrations); moving vibrations starting with your lips you can explore your tool much better then when when you're singing open mouth.
Just take a look http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_resonation

unreggd · 18-04-2012, 00:42

I've got bad sinuses [partially blocked by too much tissue]

Do you think I should keep working through it if I potentially need surgery?

Nelly 21 · 20-06-2012, 03:46

In my opinion humming exercises are good to start off your warm up. Start with humming notes on a 1 3 1 scale (eg c e c) and work up and down the scale. This should take very little effort. Then you can move on to eg sing the same notes ( 1 3 1) starting with aahs, then oohs then ees. Then try to build up on some more difficult scale and remember you are only warming up!!! Btw, I would always start a warm up by doing some breathing exercises first

**G.K.** · 26-06-2012, 23:58

In our big choir we start our warm-ups by humming and them move onto many of the things Wurly suggested.

adama89 · 18-02-2013, 22:32

What's your favourite humming noise?

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Lady Chuckles Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: T�r na n�g Posts: 6,305 Adverts \| Friends	I wouldn't want to say yes or no to that, I guess it depends on what you hum and how you hum it It's probably a good idea to combine it with singing a few vowels for a warm up.

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Wurly Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,487 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Singing and Vocals	It's better than nothing.. But it's not great. A good warm up (in my experience) should involve breathing, diaphragmatic work, diction, resonance work. All these things involve movement of the mouth. So it's like saying that a slow walk is better than sitting on your arse at home but it ain't no marathon.

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sheesh Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: at home Posts: 2,264 Adverts \| Friends	I was doing a musical a few years ago. one of the cast was a vocal coach and used to bring us through a warm up before the shows. he used humming scales to start us off and then we went from that unto singing scales.

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bluewolf Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 41,294 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Libertaire, Personal Issues, Politics, Separation and Divorce	my teacher does it to start off gently, then we move on to the proper warm ups

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Jemmaa Closed Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,908 Adverts \| Friends	Yes, of course, different types of humming. There are seven areas you can use as possible vocal resonators, when you're humming you feel pressure (vibrations); moving vibrations starting with your lips you can explore your tool much better then when when you're singing open mouth. Just take a look http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_resonation

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unreggd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,749 Adverts \| Friends	I've got bad sinuses [partially blocked by too much tissue] Do you think I should keep working through it if I potentially need surgery?

20-06-2012, 03:46	#8
Nelly 21 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 99 Adverts \| Friends	In my opinion humming exercises are good to start off your warm up. Start with humming notes on a 1 3 1 scale (eg c e c) and work up and down the scale. This should take very little effort. Then you can move on to eg sing the same notes ( 1 3 1) starting with aahs, then oohs then ees. Then try to build up on some more difficult scale and remember you are only warming up!!! Btw, I would always start a warm up by doing some breathing exercises first

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G.K. Moderator Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: England Posts: 6,091 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Soccer	In our big choir we start our warm-ups by humming and them move onto many of the things Wurly suggested.

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adama89 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 15 Adverts \| Friends	What's your favourite humming noise?