Legato Singing Exercises
5 interactive legato exercises to eliminate bumps between notes, create seamless phrases, and smooth your vocal register transitions.
5 Exercises
The descending 5-tone scale is a vocal cool-down that lets your folds shorten back to rest after intense singing. Use "Yoo" or "Hoo" to keep the larynx low.
Use the dopey 'Mum' sound to train your larynx to stay low through octave jumps. Build stable, relaxed tone on high notes without throat tension.
The ng glide warms up your voice with a nasal buzz that builds head resonance and forward placement. Smooth out register transitions from root to fifth.
Slide through your full octave to smooth out your vocal break. This siren exercise stretches your CT muscles and bridges chest to head voice with control.
Slide through your octave on a buzzy 'V' to blend chest and head voice. SOVT backpressure keeps the transition smooth and easy.
5 Guides
Descending 5-Tone Scale: Step-Wise Legato Training
After glissando work, the descending 5-tone scale adds discrete pitch targets while you maintain legato. Five notes, total focus on smoothness.
Mum Octave: Legato Across the Vocal Break
Mum octave forces continuous airflow through your passaggio so register transitions stop cracking. Keep the hum going and the break disappears.
Ng Glide: Nasal Resonance for Effortless Legato
The ng glide routes airflow through your nasal cavity, which physically prevents breaks in the sound. Use it to build legato that holds up under pressure.
Siren Octave Exercise: Perfect Legato with Pitch Glides
The siren octave uses portamento to glide through register transitions without breaks. You hear every micro-pitch, so tension has nowhere to hide.
V Glissando: Legato Control for Descending Phrases
Train descending legato with the V glissando exercise. Descending slides are harder to control smoothly than ascending patterns.