Experience Jin Shin Voice

Experience Jin Shin Voice: A Beginner’s Guide 

Are you ready to transform your vocal abilities and unlock the synergy between breath, energy, and sound? Experience Jin Shin Voice introduces you to the foundational techniques that form the heart of the Jin Shin Voice® method. Perfect for singers, professional voice users, and voice teachers—or anyone inspired by Harmony is in Your Hands—this course is your gateway to effortless, aligned singing.

What You’ll Learn:  

– Functional Voice Teaching: Develop your vocal mechanics and explore techniques used in professional settings.  

– Stemple Vocal Function Exercises: Combine evidence-based exercises with an introduction to Mix Voice for better range and control.  

– Jin Shin Voice Finger Holds: Circumvent vocal tension to ensure faster results and a more seamless experience.  

Benefits You’ll Gain: 

– Restore and strengthen your vocal function for healthier, more sustainable singing.  

– Improve your respiratory system by learning techniques to hold your breath longer.  

– Enjoy effective warm-up and cool-down practices for professional voice use.  

– Dive into the principles of Harmony is in Your Hands and experience them firsthand.  

This immersive, hands-on course is perfect for beginners and experienced professionals alike. 

Lesson 1: Improving Posture with Finger Mudras

In this course, I’ll provide practical experience with Jin Shin Voice and share the combinations that work well for most populations based on my studio experience. We’ll discuss the major issues facing singers, starting with postural alignment. I’ll demonstrate a finger mudra that can help address common posture problems like hunching and sway back. By the end of this section, you’ll have experienced the changes this mudra can bring to your posture.

Lesson 2: Projecting Your Voice for Singing

In this video, we discuss how to project your voice for singing. We start with a central mudra exercise that helps activate the parasympathetic nervous system and promote belly breathing. Then, we do a laughing exercise to engage the belly muscles. Finally, we apply this to singing, holding the mudra and singing different vowel sounds. Men are instructed to sing one octave lower. We’ll continue working on vocal registers in the next class.

Lesson 3: Strengthening Vocal Function with the Main Central Mudra

In this lesson, we talk about activating the two major muscles required for functional voice training – the thyroarynoid (TA) and cricothyroid (CT) muscles. We learn how to stretch the voice, work on breathing muscles, and do vocal function exercises to strengthen both the TA and CT muscles. We also discuss the balance between these muscles and how it can affect singing. The lesson can serve as a warm-up or cool-down for voice professionals like educators and speakers.

Lesson 4: Strengthening the Chest Voice with the Kidney Meridian

In this lesson, we talk about strengthening the chest voice and improving pitch when singing in this lower vocal range. We discuss how the chest voice is where most people speak, and how classical singers may struggle to access this part of their range. We learn that holding the index finger can release tension in the throat and tongue. We practice a chest voice exercise starting on low G and singing the vowel ‘O’ while getting louder. This can be especially helpful for those with weak chest voices due to poor posture or respiratory issues.

Lesson 5: Working with the Head Voice with Element Air

In this lesson, we discuss the head voice and how to sing in it. We learn that the head voice is often underutilized, and that rediscovering and regaining control of this vocal register is a key focus of beginner voice training, particularly for men. We explore the importance of softness and the ‘ring finger’ technique when using the head voice, and practice an exercise singing the word ‘chirp’ to experience the head voice. 

Lesson 6: Balancing Chest and Head Voice for Optimal Vocal Control with the Kidney Meridian and Waistline

In this lesson, we talk about how to balance our chest and head voice for optimal tonal and pitch control. We learn that the vocal range is like a tall skyscraper, with chest voice as the foundation and head voice as the tall building on top. 

We practice humming through a straw to feel the vibrations and achieve the right amount of resonance. We also use finger holding  to help us stay on pitch and prevent throat tension. This exercise is especially helpful for people with weak chest voices due to shallow breathing. 

By the end of the lesson, we’ve learned how to combine our chest and head voice for a solid vocal foundation, and we’re ready to move on to learning about singing in mixed voice.

Lesson 7: Sing in Mix  Voice with the Heart Meridian

In this video, we establish a strong foundation for your vocal range, which will help prevent cracks in your voice and make it easier to sing on pitch. We then discuss Mix voice, which is the sound commonly heard in contemporary music and musical theater styles. 

We do an exercise to practice singing in Mix voice, using the Heart Meridian to help with the speech quality.  We also discuss the importance of maintaining consistent volume on the top and bottom notes.