How To Master The Lip Roll

Charmaine talks all about the lip roll. A lot of people have trouble with this exercise — this webinar will make sure you are armed with the top tips on how to master the best warmup and exercise on the planet — the lip roll!

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is it a bad habit to breath before the lip roll?

Charmaine Brown says:

January 2, 2020 at 10:23 am

Not at all — I would definitely recommend taking a breath before each time you do it!

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1. meow09 says:
  
  January 3, 2020 at 5:28 am
  
  thank you
  
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Are you able to learn the lip roll if you have a dental plate/partial?

Charmaine Brown says:

October 8, 2019 at 1:05 pm

Yes! I don’t see why not, as the teeth are not really “involved” in this exercise — it’s the lips that are doing the work!

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1. NaniB says:
  
  October 8, 2019 at 4:27 pm
  
  Thanks so much Charmaine, you made my day!!!!
  
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One thing I found while exploring the lip roll is having slightly wet lips helps a lot…so they really burble without tension (I have thin lips). A little bit of chapstick (very light coat) or just wetting them with your tongue or a little water or whatever so they get a little grip is really great. I was blowing way too much air trying to get them to burble, but now I can really go a long time on 1 breath and get through my whole range and I get more and more relaxed as I do it! Even trying a difficult section of a song a few times and then trying to sing it has worked wonders for me. For those of us with small lips, hope this helps!

Charmaine says:

March 17, 2019 at 6:20 pm

Great tip! 🙂

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Every time I try to sing in my head voice is when my throat tightens up so how do I relax in the transition?

Charmaine says:

May 1, 2018 at 12:23 pm

Hey! Do you mean specifically in the lip roll exercises that your throat tightens up? Or in any exercise that goes up into your head voice register? It most likely means that you need to work on strengthening your head voice so that it balances out with your lower range (chest voice). If your lower range is quite a bit stronger than your high range, the transition between the two will always be imbalanced and the throat will tighten up when you try to transition. Focus on the head voice exercises from the Discover Your Voice course, and one recommendation I have (if you keep feeling your throat tighten up) is to start your scales from the top instead of the bottom as much as you can. This will counteract the voice’s urge to tighten up. Hope that helps!

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The lip roll is really hard for me to do relaxed. And I’ve tried pressing in on my cheeks in various places and for some reason I can only do the lip roll for a few seconds before my lip roll stops and I have to get it started again. What are some things that I could do to work around this. Doing the B sounds really quickly make me stutter all over the place haha so that doesn’t work very well.

Charmaine says:

October 29, 2017 at 6:04 pm

Usually when it doesn’t come easily, it just takes patience, and keep trying a little day by day. It could be that the breath is stopping after a few seconds, so try focusing on keeping a controlled, even air flow as you do the exercise. And keep experimenting with where you place your fingers on your cheeks! Are you able to do the tongue trill? That’s a good alternative if you’re able to do that one! But don’t give up on the lip roll — even though it may take some time to master, it’s SO worth it because of all the amazing things it does for the voice!

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