Straw Exercise Sequence

[celesefernal]

I never wanted to go to broadway but the way he said 'no broadway for you' made me think I always wanted broadway.

[BenOatley]

As someone who’s been “using straws” for almost 2 years this blew my mind. I’ve never fully got on with them and found a lot of the time I actually become more strained after using them. Turns out the whole time I’ve been using them incorrectly and making a whole load of volcanos or cutting off the air flow entirely. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in this video 🙏🏻

[TMCremixes]

I'm not usually into vocal warmups (I just pick a really easy song to start with range-wise so that'll be my warmup) but I've had acute laryngitis for two days but am contractually obliged to to two more gigs tonight and tomorrow. This exercise cleared up about 80% of the areas. I can dodge my way out of the rest. Mission accomplished and thank you!

[joshuavanbuskirk]

This is so rad, thank you! My favorite part “Oh hell no!” 😂😂

[inez]

wtf so helpful literally every other video mentioning the straw exercise is like just blow... and im like how do i know if i do it right. thank you!

[BrianLeevoice]

That just-above-the-surface thing is next level. Fantastic video.

[HarveyHeit]

This is Great. You r hilarious. I think I'll live longer now if i stay away from Volcanos except those on Broadway.

[sherwinaguilar]

when he said ‘oh hell no!’ I burst out laughing cause that was what I was actually doing lol

[mark.ballou]

You had me at "no Broadway for you…"

[Compassion]

Omgggg this guy is so hilarious “Oh HELL NO” 😹🤣 effective teaching with comedy!!! I love it 🥰🤩

[tenorwithatea]

Great exercises - I have been singing professionally and learning for 20 years now and never with a straw, but I remember doing similar exercises without the straw blowing air into my hand at the very beginning, so definately see a relationship and a benefit when it comes to breath control and the support & concentration required to achieve it.

I will certainly be looking at this as I start teaching. Thank-you!

[tmark]

Thank you Tom for the video. Great stuff for someone like me who struggles with tension in my throat. Gracias😊

[Randybobandy]

Sitting here after the will ramos video. I just wanted to learn how to scream properly and now i'm just blowing bubbles into my cup xD

[janeta]

Really great video, even more beneficial after spending a few months engaging in Tom Burke’s weekly challenge 😊

[BurningBushPedagogy]

Wow I tried the first or second exercise and was very fun, trying to keep the bubbles consistent voiceless and voice, was incredible, I know i will sing 20 times better. Can't thank you enough

[icequeen]

Questions! (I'm only working on the first part so far)
- Should we narrow our mouths to funnel the air? I find it tough to stop my mouth filling up with excess air keeping it relaxed.
- Should we work our way down with straw sizes? Should I start with regular straw, or a boba straw, before trying with a narrow juice-carton straw?
- Is it typical for lower notes to be more troublesome? I find I'm making the lower notes without making bubbles!
- Is it typical for the voice to cut out when vocalising blowing bubbles? Regardless of bubble situation.
- Should we concentrate on keeping resonance in the chest, or focusing sound to feel resonance in the lips/teeth while doing this? I find my larynx wants to do all the work.

Not sure if you still check these comments but thanks in advance if you do! (Or maybe someone else here has the answers?) :)

[alvaromd]

Best voice exercise of the whole internet.

[enforcementofficer]

Quality video and to the point - thank you :)

[Zhuzhuduo]

老师终于找到你了 非常感谢 我在学习你的方法 这对小白来说太友好了 希望以后多多出类似简单又很好的练习方法

[Siddhant_]

I feel like i should be paying for this video