Warm up techniques - melodies; Bella Signora

This exercise helps you to increase your range and practise using your head voice. Singing from a low note to note that is an octave above (C4 - C5) can be really challenging. You need to have the correct breathing technique to complete this exercise correctly.


There are many versions of Bella Signora, the two I've used mostly are listed below. The first version tends to be a little more challenging due to the jump from middle C to the C above that. The second version goes up in steps.

After you have sung this through once on one scale, repeat it but climb the scale by minor seconds or semitones above the original note. For example, if you began on middle C, go up to C#, and then go to D, then D# etc. Until you reach as high as you can possibly go, maybe even a little higher in order to increase your range.