How To Riff: Essential Exercises For Singers

In this week’s video, vocal coach Kurt Wolf teaches the two crucial steps to learning and improving your riffing:

1) Note Delineation and 2) Ear Training.

Watch as Kurt takes you through a series of singing exercises to work these principles into your voice, and then breaks down the popular riff from Chris Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey”.

Utilise this lesson for more speed, agility, and accuracy with your favourite riffs and runs!

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Chapters:
00:00 - Essential Components of Riffing
00:45 - Note Delineation
01:00 - SINGING EXERCISE - Whole Step Intervals
03:45 - SINGING EXERCISE - Half Step Intervals
05:38 - SINGING EXERCISE - Pitch Bend
08:38 - SINGING EXERCISE - The Chromatic Scale
11:18 - The Pentatonic Scale
14:49 - Riffing the Pentatonic Scale
17:42 - “Tennessee Whiskey” Riff
25:23 - Feminine Voice Type Key
26:00 - Student Coaching
27:10 - Closing Thoughts

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