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Vocal warm-up 1: Breathing

Vocal warm-up 1: Breathing

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Breathing exercises are an essential start to any vocal warm-up; they organise the breathing muscles, extend the capacity of the voice and give a sense of the breath very deep inside the body.

People featured in this video:
Jeannette Nelson, Head of Voice
Sioned Jones, Actor
Chris Saul, Actor

These exercises - which can be done anywhere from a dressing room to a rehearsal room or stage - were filmed in the Cottesloe theatre, on Bob Crowley's set for Gethsemane.

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