Video transcript
Creative Teachers – Primary choral warm-ups – 15. Descending 'noo' exercise

[Music playing]

RACHEL KELLY: So, this one is to a 'noo,' n-o-o. Everyone say 'noo.'

ALL: Noo.

RACHEL KELLY: Noo. And, it starts quite high. It goes (SINGING) Noo oo oo oo oo oo oo.

That's it. Listen one more time. (SINGING) Noo oo oo oo oo oo oo.

Sitting forward, let's give it a go. Ready, and . . .

ALL: (SINGING) Noo oo oo oo oo oo oo.

RACHEL KELLY: Good. So, we're just singing very gently. We're up in our head voice. (SINGING) Noo.

We're not trying to force anything out. Think of it as coming out of the top of your head. It's all up here. (SINGING) Noo oo oo oo oo oo oo. Go.

ALL: (SINGING) Noo oo oo oo oo oo oo.

RACHEL KELLY: So, the first little int . .. the first little interval is very small. (SINGING) Noo oo oo.

It's just a semitone. Try it again. Ready, and . . .

ALL: (SINGING) Noo oo oo oo oo oo oo.

RACHEL KELLY: Good. Let's stand up. So, for this warmup we start high in the voice. And, we try and imagine the sound coming out of the top of our head. All the resonance is up here, in our head voice.

And, we're going to start high. And, then each time we sing it, we're actually going to come down further and further, but keep that lovely head voice tone. (SINGING) So, we're starting here. Ready, and . . .

ALL: (SINGING) Noo oo oo oo oo oo oo.

RACHEL KELLY: (SINGING) Good. And, then we're starting on this note. Noo oo oo. Ready.

ALL: (SINGING) Noo oo oo oo oo oo oo.

RACHEL KELLY: (SINGING) And, then this one.

ALL: (SINGING) Noo oo oo oo oo oo oo.

RACHEL KELLY: (SINGING) And, one more. Noo oo oo. Sing.

ALL: (SINGING) Noo oo oo oo oo oo oo.

RACHEL KELLY: Beautiful, have a seat.