Warm up routine - Sing S P Ś, followed by one or two Sarali Varisai, Janta Varisai and then one of the Singing exercises below.
1. Sing S... P... Ś...
2. Sarali Varisai
Choose a different Sarali Varisai sequence every day and rotate through all 14 sequences. Also sing in speeds from 1 to 3.
3. Janta Varisai
Choose a different Janta Varisai sequence every day and rotate through all 8 sequences. Also sing in speeds from 1 to 3.
4. Geetham
Vara veena - Swaram in C Scale Sahithyam in C Scale
Janaka sutha - Swaram in C Scale Sahithyam in C Scale
Mandara dharare - Swaram - C Scale Sahithyam in C Scale
Kamalajadala - Swaram in C Scale Sahithyam in C Scale
5. Other Singing exercises
a. 5 minute daily warmup for perfect pitch - Video - begin
SR RG GM MP PD DN NŚ ||
ŚN ND DP PM MG GR RS ||
SRRG RGGM GMMP MPPD PDDN DNNŚ ||
ŚNND NDDP DPPM PMMG MGGR GRRS ||
SR RG GM | RG GM MP | GM MP PD | MP PD DN | PD DN NŚ ||
ŚN ND DP | ND DP PM | DP PM MG | PM MG GR | MG GR RS ||
b. Universal Swara exercise - Video - begin
We remove one Swara each in every step.
S R G M P D N Ś | Ś N D P M G R S ||
S R M P D N Ś | Ś N D P M R S ||
S R M P N Ś | Ś N P M R S ||
S M P N Ś | Ś N P M S ||
S M P N Ś | Ś N P M S ||
S M P Ś | Ś P M S ||
S P Ś | Ś P S ||
S Ś | Ś S ||
c. Step 1 - Sing continuously the last note - Video - 145s
In every line, we gradually add one note at a time. We also extend the last note.
S , ||
S R , ||
S R G , ||
S R G M , ||
S R G M P , ||
S R G M P D , ||
S R G M P D N , ||
S R G M P D N Ś , ||
S R G M P D N , ||
S R G M P D , ||
S R G M P , ||
S R G M , ||
S R G , ||
S R , ||
S , ||
Step 2: Sing continuously all lines without any extension in the last note - Video - 245s
d. Vocal Exercise to hit high notes - Video - begin
Start with the basic pattern S R G M P D N Ś and then shift the range to upper Swaras.
S R G M P D N Ś | Ś N D P M G R S ||
R G M P D N Ś Ŕ | Ŕ Ś N D P M G R ||
G M P D N Ś Ŕ Ǵ | Ǵ Ŕ Ś N D P M G ||
M P D N Ś Ŕ Ǵ Ḿ | Ḿ Ǵ Ŕ Ś N D P M ||
P D N Ś Ŕ Ǵ Ḿ Ṕ | Ṕ Ǵ Ŕ Ḿ Ś N D P ||
e. 3 Minute Daily Warmup for Singers - Video - begin
While going up we are singing in a zigzag pattern. While coming down, we are singing sequentially.
S G R M | G R S ||
S G R M G P | M G R S ||
S G R M G P M D | P M G R S ||
S G R M G P M D P N | D P M G R S ||
S G R M G P M D P N D Ś | N D P M G R S ||
e. Daily warm up for beginners - Video - begin
Goal - to bring stability in singing each note. We will start with S and then we keep adding one note at a time. We will extend the new note, so that we can sing it properly.
S , , , ||
S R , , , ||
S R G , , , ||
S R G M , , , ||
S R G M P , , , ||
S R G M P D , , , ||
S R G M P D N , , , ||
S R G M P D N Ś , , , ||
S R G M P D N , , , ||
S R G M P D , , , ||
S R G M P , , , ||
S R G M , , , ||
S R G , , , ||
S R , , , ||
S , , , ||
f. Expanding vocal range - Video - begin
Raga HamsaDhwani
G R S ||
G P | G R S ||
G P N P | G P | G R S ||
G P N Ś N P | G P N P | G P | G R S ||
G P N Ś Ŕ Ś N P | G P N Ś N P |
G P N P | G P | G R S ||
G P N Ś Ŕ Ǵ Ŕ Ś N P | G P N Ś Ŕ Ś N P |
G P N Ś N P G P N P | G P | G R S ||