When singing in popular music genres vocal exercises should be used which are adapted to the genre. One reason for this is, that they generally make the transition from practice to performance more effective. Another reason is that they often appear attractive to popular music singers and thereby make them more prone to practice vocal technique. It can sometimes be difficult to motivate a young rock singer to practice arpeggios or scales on different vowels in the pursuit of flow phonation when his artistic ideals might include: high subglottal pressure, pressed phonation, ghost notes, and “dist” tones. In addition it is important to incorporate a substantial amount of rhythmic training, as most popular music is sung in a percussive way, with a marked, constant metric timing.

This workshop will focus on songlike exercises with different aspects of vocal training, adapted to singing popular music, with a side focus on rhythm. The songlike exercises try to secure implementation of vocal technique into actual vocal expression and to develop musical skills (such as difficult interval and rhythmical or harmonic challenges). The ultimate goal is to facilitate the transition between practice and performance.