This post is available for download as an audio file. In this post, I'll take you through a warm-up exercise for your articulators, in particular the consonant sounds that make friction. But first I'll talk you through a little theory …

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This post is available for download as an audio file. In this step of the Intermediate Warm-up, we'll be focusing on creating and feeling resonance (aka "buzziness") in your chest. This is easiest to feel on the lower part of …

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This post is available for download as an audio file. This exercise is always easier if done in front of a mirror, or with a small hand mirror to aid you in seeing what you’re doing. Getting your lips going …

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This post is available for download as an audio file, so you can do the work along with the recording. Nasal consonants are speech sounds made with the soft palate dropped, which allows the sound of your voice to flow …

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This post is available for download as an audio file, so you can do the work along with the recording. The assumption with this exercise is that you’ve already read and done the Tongue Stretch Basics exercise; if you haven’t …

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