Workout of the week 5 Oct 2020 Cheat Sheet:

1) Angry Librarian unvoiced

2) Angry Librarian skiing + jaw drop on in-breath

3) Buzzing sounds (voiced fricatives) Z / J / V / TH (as in 'this')

4) Buzzing in rhythm (on your "favorite" voiced fricative):

• z-Zzzzzzz (repeat 3-4 x)

• z-Zz-Zz-Zzzzz (repeat 3-4 x)

• z-z-Zzzzz-z-z-Zzzzzzzz (repeat 3-4 x)

If you notice that the "letting go of the belly" (the bounce-back of the abdominal wall) during in-breath isn't happening quickly, you can do the buzzing in rhythm while in the "skiing position" to reinforce the elastic bounce-back.

5) Buzzing in your song.

6 ) Sing your song (again) with lyrics, and keep the same sensation of unhindered airflow, the gradual movement inwards in your belly around the navel, and the quick release of the abdominal muscles on in-breath.

This week, focus on "engraining into your muscle memory" the gradual slow inwards movement of the abdomen around the navel during voicing (singing), and the "quick belly-drop" during in-breath. Do this by repeating exercises from the workout several times a day for 2-4 minutes.